If the hot and dry weather is more serious than before, then a more dangerous fire will happen. For example, in 2009, the heat wave in South Australia and the jungle fire on Black Saturday occurred at the same time, resulting in 173 deaths.
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Thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes. In addition, about 350 koalas in the local reserve were also killed in the fire.
20 19 12 3 1 severe mountain fires occurred in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia in southeastern Australia, with an area of over 6 million hectares. More than 20 people were killed, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed and thousands of local people were forced to leave their homes.
In the mountain fire crisis that lasted for several months, smoke has drifted to New Zealand, which is 2000 kilometers away from it, resulting in a decline in air quality in New Zealand and even smog.
On June 8, 2020, at least 25 people died and more than 2,000 houses were burned down. According to the Brazilian Meteorological Company, the smoke from the fire has now drifted to the south of Brazil. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China expressed sincere condolences over the serious mountain fires in many places in Australia, which caused heavy casualties and property losses.