SYDNEY (XINHUA) - A large fire continued to burn out of control on Australia's east coast on Thursday (Aug 20), marking the first major blaze of the season with two weeks still left of winter in the southern hemisphere.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - A large fire continued to burn out of control on Australia's east coast on Thursday , marking the first major blaze of the season with two weeks still left of winter in the southern hemisphere.
"Certainly at this time of the year, there are a lot of resources that have been put into the fire in terms of water-bombing aircraft," a NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman told Xinhua. "It's not uncommon to see some areas brought forward due to local conditions, and in many parts of the state, especially up north, there is still quite a drought factor, and the land is very dry," the spokesman said.
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