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Storms help Australia contain Unesco heritage island fire
published : 14 Dec 2020 at 12:45
52 Bushfires that have burned more than half of Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island are suspected to have been started by an illegal campfire.
BRISBANE, Australia: Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the Unesco world heritage-listed Fraser Island, around two months after a suspected illegal campfire sparked the blaze.
The fire on the world s largest sand island, off Australia s east coast, destroyed large swathes of the isle s forests before heavy downpours arrived over the weekend. With the help of welcome rainfall and a massive response from crews, the fire is now contained, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services tweeted on Sunday.
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South-East Queensland on flood watch as state braces for intense rain, strong winds and wild surf this weekend
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DecDecember 2020 at 1:16pm
Up to 200 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in south-east Queensland over the weekend.
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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued an Initial Flood Watch for South-East Queensland as the state braces for a significant rainfall event that is likely to bring intense falls and wild surf over the weekend.
It comes just one week after southern Queenslanders sweltered through a stifling heatwave that saw record-breaking temperatures in the Warrego, Maranoa and Darling Downs regions.Loading
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