are the east gippsland fires still burning?
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East Gippsland fires remain out of control Favourable weather conditions have slowed the spread of fire in East Gippsland, but many are still burning out of control. The Vic Emergency website said fires in the area had "joined into one large fire" burning through more than 1 million hectares.
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The Clarence Valley fire burned through more than 8530 hectares in the Yuraygir National Park and Shark Creek, south of Yamba on the North Coast, but on Tuesday night it was under control. On Tuesday evening, there were 50 fires burning across NSW, with 21 fires still not contained.
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The hot, dry conditions that primed southeastern Australia's forest and fields for the bushfires that have been ravaging the country since September are likely to continue, scientists warn — and climate change has likely made the situation much worse. ... But scientists say that the risk of additional fires remains high.
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Massive fires are still burning across NSW, Victoria and South Australia -- three states where cruise ships make regular calls in summer. ... “The country's major cities and the majority of its coastline remain open to visitors and most cruises are continuing unaffected and as scheduled,” a spokesperson said.
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Last of major Victorian bushfires under control Victoria no longer has any bushfires burning out of control. ... After burning over 1.5 million hectares in Victoria this summer, there are no significant going fires across Victoria, with the Snowy complex fire declared contained.
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Residents in the coastal town of Eden on the NSW south coast have survived the Border fire for now, but say the damage will take months to recover from. ... The Border fire has scorched 271,000 hectares since igniting west of Victorian town Mallacoota.
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The loss, and the blazes in the surrounding rain forests, alarmed scientists, who said that such fires were extremely rare in the usually cool and wet area. The fires have burned across the country in recent months, affecting four out of six states. Australia's east coast has been hardest hit.
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There are currently 11 uncontrolled blazes burning across the state, including a blaze in the Barossa region, which is moving in a northerly direction and is threatening the town of Truro. Meanwhile, the fire in Victoria's Grampians, where one woman died yesterday, has now burnt around 52,000 hectares.
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By Toby Crockford. The Moreton Island bushfire is now under control and the urgent evacuation order for the community of Cowan Cowan has been cancelled. There are currently 76 bushfires burning across the state with 155 fire trucks on the front lines.
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Support is now coming from various levels. The current fire map and area damaged on Kangaroo Island as of Sunday, December 5. The current fire edge extends from the West of Vivonne Bay to the north coast at Stokes Bay, and West of Parndana. ... Tier 1 (emergency services only) remain where fire still burning.
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By 4 March 2020, all fires in New South Wales had been extinguished completely (to the point where there were no fires in the state for the first time since July), and the Victoria fires had all been contained. The last fire of the season occurred in Lake Clifton, Western Australia, in early May.
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Though rain brought some much-needed relief to Australia's east coast Monday, officials say the wildfire risk remains high, with forecasts showing that conditions will likely dry out and temperatures will creep up again later this week, adding fuel to more than 130 fires that are burning around the country.
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Across the state, 923,000 hectares have been blackened and 39 fires are continuing to burn. Four emergency warning and two evacuation warnings remained in place this morning. ... State Control Centre spokesman Peter O'Keefe said Victorian fires had destroyed 110 properties and impacted more than 220 outbuildings.
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The Government is sending 22 more firefighters to Australia to help fight the country's out of control bushfires. New Zealand has been sending firefighters to Australia since late October, with 157 having already been deployed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand would do all it could to assist.
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Now, all bushfires in the state have been extinguished. "For the first time since early July 2019, there is currently no active bush or grass fires in #NSW," tweeted New South Wales Rural Fire Service. "That's more than 240 days of fire activity for the state."
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Fires in Australia are increasingly under control as cooler temperatures and light winds stay consistent, according to fire fighting officials. ... As of Sunday evening, 111 fires were still burning across the state of New South Wales - 40 of them still uncontrolled, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.
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Record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. Although recent cooler conditions and rain have brought some respite, more than 50 fires are still burning in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.