Bosbranden bedreigen zuidelijke wijken Sydney
Aan de zuidrand van de Australische stad Sydney zijn gisteren bosbranden uitgebroken. Het vuur leek aanvankelijk onder controle, maar laaide vandaag weer op. Het vuur rukt op in noordwestelijke richting. De brandweer heeft 500 man, 100 brandweerwagens en 15 vliegtuigjes ingezet..@KellyFedor has the latest bushfire information from Menai. #NSWFIRES #9News pic.twitter.com/hQHO7fZY4q
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) 15 april 2018
Het stadsbestuur heeft de bewoners van enkele wijken te verstaan gegeven een schuilplaats te zoeken, omdat het voor evacuatie nu te laat is. Berichten over gewonden zijn er niet. Wel staan huizen in brand. Het vuur werd aangewakkerd door een harde wind, maar de weersvooruitzichten zijn gunstig, met een afnemende wind.
Bron: NOS.nl
Another photo showing the immense scale of the #holsworthy #fire as at 3:00pm today 15 April 2018 #nswfires #sydney #bushfire #fires #skyviewaerial #menai #picnicpoint pic.twitter.com/vQ7RNJeaQi
— SKYview_Aerial_Photo (@SKYview_Aerial) 15 april 2018
Australian authorities issue a fresh warning as an out-of-control bushfire rages across parts of Sydney pic.twitter.com/zktPph780R
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) 15 april 2018
Well a bushfire in suburban #Sydney in mid April is probably one of the stranger things to happen in #WattleGrove. One minute we were having family lunch for the Sri Lankan new year and the next, our street was engulfed in smoke. All g now and thanks for all the messages ???????? pic.twitter.com/CvdWwMAOuc
— Avani (@AvaniDias) 15 april 2018
We've been receiving photos of the bushfire's smoke haze blanketing Sydney's south-west. This was taken in Miranda by John Gunn. https://t.co/huH5Pzw7HA pic.twitter.com/7S9hQE61SE
— ABC Sydney (@abcsydney) 15 april 2018
Bosbranden nog steeds niet onder controle
Police have launched a special strikeforce to track down the firebugs, as exhausted crews still struggle to bring the blaze under control. @Gabrielle_Boyle #9News pic.twitter.com/GZMPOVKt3Q
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) 16 april 2018
Police have set up Strike Force Capri to find the firebug responsible for the "sickening" bushfire that has ripped through more than 2500 hectares of land in southwest Sydney. #9Newshttps://t.co/hhIT6L75rl
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) 16 april 2018
#UPDATE: The fire continues to burn in a south easterly direction towards Barden Ridge. Winds are forecast to strengthen throughout the day, which may result in increased fire activity. #9News pic.twitter.com/dGCoy1bJPv
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) 16 april 2018
Australian fire officials rush to protect munitions at an army barracks during a wild, out-of-control brushfire spreading throughout southwest Sydney. https://t.co/sqN0wQqNDQ pic.twitter.com/FZfZAkgSTP
— ABC News (@ABC) 15 april 2018
NSW bushfire expert says fire seasons stretching to six months in future will require more money and resources https://t.co/0R8jvieZTf pic.twitter.com/vRSnGNXXfU
— ABC Sydney (@abcsydney) 16 april 2018
Crazy footage as train drives through out of control brush fire near Sydney. pic.twitter.com/t8uyYZgI5q
— Randall Gates (@rgatess) 15 april 2018