Kangaroo Island
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| Area | 4405 |
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| Locations | Great Australian Bight |
| Population | 4,259 (2006) |
| Destinations | Flinders Chase National Park |
| Kingscote | |
| Did you know | There is an airport on Kangaroo Island at Kingscote. |
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| ID | 735729 |
About Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Over a third of the island is protected in nature reserves, home to native wildlife like sea lions, koalas and diverse bird species. In the west, Flinders Chase National Park is known for penguin colonies and striking coastal rock formations, like the sculpted Remarkable Rocks and the stalactite-covered Admirals Arch.
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Fire-ravaged communities in East Gippsland, Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster is in the forecast, "dangerous dynamic" conditions in a huge Bush fire zone.
in Spite of a national bushfire crisis in The South has been raging since September, Eastern state is just entering what is considered to be its worst fire months.
the Blazes have already burned 1. 2 million hectares in Victoria and claimed Three Lives . Nationwide, 27 people died.
The risk is likely to be greatest on Friday due to the hot, volatile weather.
"I know, we have not seen so much fire activity this early in the Season ," the Prime Minister Daniel Andrews said on Thursday.
"But I don't have The Point : I believe that we have seen how it is coordinated, how an effective response to this unprecedented fire activity, as we have seen, in these last few weeks. "
There are also warnings for South Australia and New South Wales (NSW), to compromise where fires continue to live, and houses.
Australia saw the hottest and driest year on record in the year 2019, two specific weather phenomena and Climate Change ,
What is The Situation in Victoria is that?authorities requested the people to leave The State of the Alps, and Eastern regions, including fire East Gippsland devastated, before Friday.
temperatures are forecast to climb as high as 41C and accompanied by dangerous winds and dry Lightning Storms without rain.
This fires exacerbate and possibly ignite new, officials say. It is to be feared also in the case of a large fire, a merger with another in the neighbouring New South Wales to a "mega-blaze".
addedPremier Andrews, was the danger, it's hard to say, because "so much fire in the landscape with a massive fire-edge".
He stretched a seven-day state of disaster by the further 48 Hours , an order that gives emergency officials additional powers.
As elsewhere, would be?In South Australia , authorities are called, the burning for evacuations in the Vivonne Bay - a town on Kangaroo Island is like a fire out of control.
Two People , and an estimated 25,000 koalas have been killed as the flames ravaged Kangaroo Island last week. The Island is known for its unique blend of animal species.
On Thursday, a Wildlife Park came under threat with a blaze to break containment lines and close.
The Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park has More Than 600 animals in its care, and in many koalas injured in recent weeks, fires on the popular tourist island.
According to local media, some park employees are not to evacuate, despite warnings, and hope that you will be able to protect The Animals .
Wide ranges of Kangaroo Island were scorchedIn the worst-hit NSW, officials said almost 1,900 houses were destroyed, The Fire Season - adding More Than 300 razed to the ground, in other States. NSW is also with a view to increased risk, on Friday.
An emergency warning was also issued in Western Australia on Thursday, several suburbs South of Perth. Residents were told that they "are in danger and need to act immediately to survive".
According to the ABC, The Fire is on the way to the North-East, and is fought with a minimum of three water-Bomber.
the Prime Minister , Scott Morrison , has the criticism about his response to The Crisis , but This Week added$says 2 billion for a recovery fund, in addition to the previous, smaller commitments.
the governments have committed money for the recovery efforts, amid warnings The Crisis could continue for months.
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