Australians ordered to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain over 150 bushfires. More here:
SYDNEY - Australian officials on Wednesday ordered residents and tourists to get out of the way of fast-approaching flames as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150 bushfires raging on both the east and west coasts.
“We’re expecting people to listen to the warnings and work on their bushfire survival plans and, if in doubt, now is the time to leave,” said Greg Christensen, mayor for the Scenic Rim regional council in Queensland. The fires have sparked increasingly acrimonious debate over climate and fire-prevention policies, with the ruling conservative Liberal Party and the minor opposition Australian Greens exchanging barbs.
“We do need to adapt and plan for these situations,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “What we want is a consensus moving forward on how to come up with a plan that adapts Australia to a warming climate.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has declined to comment on climate change during the crisis, has called for moderation in the debate.Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot, dry summers, but the ferocity and early arrival of the fires in the southern spring this year has caught many by surprise.
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