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Extreme bushfires consume South Australian homes

Many properties have been lost as the worst bushfires to hit the region in 30 years continue to blaze
Extreme bushfires consume South Australian homes

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South Australia is ablaze with the worst bushfires there since 1983. They have already destroyed more than 30 homes and injured 29 people in the hills behind the city of Adelaide.

The good news, if you can call it that, is that the heat is going to become more humid. says that , but a low pressure system in Western Australia

Temperatures reached 44.1聽掳C in parts of South Australia on Friday, igniting fires across the state that burned about 12,500 hectares of land. The has declared the blaze a 鈥渃atastrophe鈥, which means that any claims arising from the bushfires will be given priority by insurers, and the Australian government has announced emergency financial relief for affected families.

Topics: Australia / Fire