Australian Bushfire Situation / 7th January 2020

State by state update:

NEW SOUTH WALES
20 people dead, two missing.
130 bush fires burning on the South Coast, Snowy Mountains, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Mid North Coast.
Almost 5 million hectares burnt which is equal to the metro areas of the five mainland state capitals.
1,588 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise.

ACT
One small bush fire burning in Namadgi National Park.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
No bush fires burning.
Five homes confirmed destroyed

QUEENSLAND
30 bush fires burning in the far north, central, southeast and Central Highlands.
2.5 million hectares burnt.
48 homes confirmed destroyed.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
32 bush fires burning, in the Goldfield-Esperance region, Wheatbelt, Pilbara, Perth region and southeast.
1.7 million hectares burnt.
Three home confirmed destroyed.

TASMANIA
14 bush fires burning across the state’s north, east and south.
More than 32,000 hectares burnt.
Two homes confirmed destroyed.

VICTORIA
Two people dead.
14 bush fires burning in Gippsland, northeast and alpine regions.
More than 1.2million hectares burnt.
More than 200 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Three people dead.
Five bush fires burning (four on the mainland, one on Kangaroo Island).
About 270,000 hectares burnt.
161 homes confirmed destroyed.