Firefighting teams battle massive forest fire in southeastern Australia » Iraq News Agency

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Australian firefighters announced today, Friday, that their members are fighting a huge forest fire that is spreading through a national park in the south-east of the country..

Local media reported that firefighting teams were saying that there were no human casualties or damage to houses as a result of the fire A week ago, the state of Victoria, located in the south-east of Australia, saw many fires that led to evacuation many of the rural areas. villages and towns..

Firefighter spokesman Luke Hegarty said the largest fire is now raging in the Grampians National Park, noting that the flames have so far consumed 74,000 hectares of land, and are about 240 kilometers west of Currently in Melbourne..

He explained that the weather is improving, but that it will take time to control the fire, especially since the area of ​​the fire extends more than 360 kilometers..

Source: Arabic

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