are there any fires in melbourne?
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Currently, fires are largely burning across the states of Victoria, where Melbourne is; New South Wales, where Sydney is; and South Australia, where Adelaide is. Military ships and aircraft have been deployed to deliver water, food and fuel to towns cut off by the fires, as well as to rescue those who are stranded.
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Raging bushfires have razed properties in Australia and briefly spread to suburbs of Sydney, officials say. Scores of fires are still burning in New South Wales amid temperatures of 35C (95F) and winds of 80km/h (50mph).
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There are still 10 fires in Victoria, and one fire is at watch and act level, in Bendoc in the state's north east, after being at emergency warning level overnight.
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The main cause of fire ignitions of Australia's bushfires is dry lightning, essentially lightning from thunderstorms that don't produce rain.
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Australia has always experienced bushfires - it has a "fire season". But this year they are a lot worse than normal. Fires are usually caused by lightning strikes or accidentally by a spark - but some fires are also started deliberately.
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Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before. As the area burned across Australia this fire season pushes beyond five million hectares, an area larger than many countries, stories of destruction have become depressingly familiar.
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Victoria, where fires have burned 1.2 million hectares, extended a "state of disaster" for the worst-hit areas from 2 to 11 January. Some blazes are still burning in the state and there are emergency warnings are in place. ... Three people - including one firefighter - have died as a result of the fires.
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That fire is now largely contained. But dozens of others are still burning in the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, some out of control, despite heavy rain in some areas in recent days.
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There are currently no fires in the Northern Territory, where Uluru is, but there are some fires in Tasmania and in Western Australia, where Perth is, but all three areas are still considered largely safe. The Springs Ran Dry. Then This Australian Town Burned.
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A "mega blaze" raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. The fire across almost 300,000 hectares (1,150 sq miles) is an hour's drive from the nation's most-populous city.
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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.
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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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Sydney itself is presently safe from the fires, as is Melbourne, though the coastal regions between these two cities have been hit hard -- particularly the South Coast, which stretches south from Sydney to the Victoria border.
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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 Australian Capital Territory is now under a state of alert. ... All of Queensland's major attractions, including Cairns, the Whitsundays and the Gold Coast are not affected by the fires, according to Tourism Australia.
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There are multiple small bushfires in Far East Gippsland between Cann River and the New South Wales border. Firefighters continue to respond to the fires and many fires are now contained or under control. Reconnaissance aircraft remain in the area checking for fire activity.