Around 4000 people stuck in forest fire in Australia

The fire has become very serious in Australia’s forests. The tourists who came here for a holiday and the locals are caught in this terrible fire. Nearly four thousand people are stranded in the sea-side city of Mallacoota. Due to the fire, there is continuous smoke and officials are facing many difficulties in carrying out rescue work. There are ’ember attacks’ due to fire and strong winds.

Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp told public broadcaster ABC, “Looking at the fire that is constantly spreading, it looks like it is going to affect Mallacoota.” Around 4000 people are stranded here. The fire brigade has been sent here for rescue work. We have planned to form three teams to get people out of there safely.

Earlier, in view of the worsening situation, emergency warning was issued in four states of the country on Monday. Apart from tourists from these areas, fire squads engaged in extinguishing the fire have also been asked to return. Thirty thousand people have been asked to leave the area from East Gippsland in Victoria province due to temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour.

Thousands of houses turned into ashes

In Australia, nine people have lost their lives so far and thousands of houses have turned into ashes. In view of the hot and strong wind, the scope of the forest fire is expected to increase further. The city of Sydney is full of smoke from the fire in the forests of the province of New South Wales. The fireworks celebration has been postponed in the capital Canberra in view of the situation arising out of the fire.

Thousands of koalas are feared dead

At the same time, thousands of koalas are feared dead due to the fire in the forest in the eastern part of Australia. The little bear living on the koala tree is a cute brown mammal. It is found only in the forests of Australia. Voices have been raised from around the world to save koalas.