As of midnight on the evening of the 9th, the fire had killed at least 3 people, injured more than 30 people, burned 150 houses and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. In addition, about 350 koalas in the local reserve were also killed in the fire.
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"The fire is still spreading," Queensland fire and emergency services said on the 9th. Previously, the wildfire season in the region has begun. Five people are still missing and the death toll is expected to rise. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and bridges and power lines were destroyed.
The Rural Fire Department of New South Wales said that there were still 81 fire points in the state by the 9th, of which 36 were uncontrolled, and some were only a few hours' drive from Sydney.
At the press conference, New South Wales governor beregiklian pointed out that the current disaster is very serious and warned that the worse situation is not over. The fire department predicts that the weather conditions will deteriorate next week, and the fire may spread further and threaten more urban areas.
The state emergency service revealed that two of the dead were killed in the forest fire in Glen Innes, about 550 kilometers away from Sydney; One person died in a car on Friday. Another woman was burned and died in hospital. The third victim was a 63 year old woman whose body was found in a burned house in the town of Taree, 300 kilometers away from Sydney.
As several people are still missing, beregiklian said: 'I regret to say that the death toll may increase.'
More than 30 people were injured in the forest fire, most of them were firefighters who were fighting the fire day and night.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison said the disaster was "very worrying" and said that if necessary, troops would be sent to support more than 1300 firefighters fighting with the God of fire.
At present, Australia in the southern hemisphere has entered summer. Experts warn that factors such as climate change may make summer fires more serious.
It is reported that forest fires have continued in New South Wales in the past few months, but this time there are many fire points, and the disaster situation has always been the most serious. A total of 17 disaster areas are listed as a state of emergency.
However, the burning forest fire has affected nearly 1000 kilometers of land. Schools and at least 150 houses have been swallowed up by the fire. The authorities have urgently evacuated the personnel of detention centers and homes for the elderly. Local radio stations suspended broadcasting programs, only broadcast information related to forest fires, and taught people how to rescue themselves if they were trapped at home or in their cars.
The forest fire disaster in Queensland near New South Wales has also intensified. As of noon on the 9th, more than 40 fire points have appeared, and nearly 2000 people have been evacuated urgently.
In addition, the bush fire also caused serious damage to the koala group in the coastal reserve. Experts say about 350 koalas in Innis Lake Nature Reserve were swallowed up by the fire. Sue middot, President of the koala Conservation Association of Australia; Ashton said that before the fire, there were 500 to 600 koalas in the reserve.