More than 100 bushfire are burning across,Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales because of heatwave that above 40 degrees and dry air.
Firefighters and volunteers are fighting against fire all together.
The number of bushfire are reported as follows: 68 in Victoria, 21 in South Australia and 48 in New South Wales.
Especially Grampians in Victoria, it spread really huge zone that is around 41,000 hectare.
Officials reported that one woman died in Grampians fire at Roses Gap. And at least two houses in Eden Valley, South Australia have been destroyed.
Victoria's Country Fire Authority chief officer Euan Ferguson says
"Serious situation is developing, with fear a wind change will worsen conditions. We want to warn the community that many losses historically have occurred after the wind change."
Also in other state, police are doornocking homes and authorities are also contacting residents in the communities to recommend the evacuation.
This bushfire caused the other problems.
The fire has caused a 12-kilometer convection column and it created the pyrocumulus cloud. This cloud has been creating own weather above the Grampians fire.
ABC weather expert Greaham Creed says "Basically the heat [from the fire] and intense updrafts trigger the cloud to develop."
"It has triggered lightning strikes and large hail. It will be sitting over the top of the region, but there is probably not enough moisture in it to trigger any rainfall"
"So unfortunately we are not seeing any real benefit from that"
There is another problem.
There are also reports that houses in the same area have been lost and properties have been completely burnt out by what locals describe as a "vicious" fire.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says police believe 12 of the 68 fire have been deliberately lit.
He said detectives are investigating the suspected arson attack.
Mr.Smith says
"My property was burnt out in 1957, but this fire seems much worse. I think this is a more vicious fire. I don't think I've ever seen a fire burn so fast and cover such an area at night as this one"
"We've got work to do. We will have burnt sheep to attend to and we've got some sheep that we think we've saved and they have to be trucked to some fresh grassland somewhere" he said.
Firefighters and volunteers are fighting against fire all together.
The number of bushfire are reported as follows: 68 in Victoria, 21 in South Australia and 48 in New South Wales.
Especially Grampians in Victoria, it spread really huge zone that is around 41,000 hectare.
Officials reported that one woman died in Grampians fire at Roses Gap. And at least two houses in Eden Valley, South Australia have been destroyed.
Victoria's Country Fire Authority chief officer Euan Ferguson says
"Serious situation is developing, with fear a wind change will worsen conditions. We want to warn the community that many losses historically have occurred after the wind change."
Also in other state, police are doornocking homes and authorities are also contacting residents in the communities to recommend the evacuation.
This bushfire caused the other problems.
The fire has caused a 12-kilometer convection column and it created the pyrocumulus cloud. This cloud has been creating own weather above the Grampians fire.
ABC weather expert Greaham Creed says "Basically the heat [from the fire] and intense updrafts trigger the cloud to develop."
"It has triggered lightning strikes and large hail. It will be sitting over the top of the region, but there is probably not enough moisture in it to trigger any rainfall"
"So unfortunately we are not seeing any real benefit from that"
There is another problem.
There are also reports that houses in the same area have been lost and properties have been completely burnt out by what locals describe as a "vicious" fire.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says police believe 12 of the 68 fire have been deliberately lit.
He said detectives are investigating the suspected arson attack.
Mr.Smith says
"My property was burnt out in 1957, but this fire seems much worse. I think this is a more vicious fire. I don't think I've ever seen a fire burn so fast and cover such an area at night as this one"
"We've got work to do. We will have burnt sheep to attend to and we've got some sheep that we think we've saved and they have to be trucked to some fresh grassland somewhere" he said.
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