How Australians survive the raging bushfires
- Published: 11 Jan 2013 at 18.45
- Online news: Asia
Dozens of out-of-control fires have burnt vast tracts of Australia, destroying homes and crops and killing animals, but not a single person has died.
A New South Wales Rural Fire Service picture from Tuesday shows a firefighter hosing a fire at Green Point in New South Wales. Dozens of out-of-control fires have burnt vast tracts of Australia, destroying homes and crops and killing animals, but not a single person has died.
The success of the operation to safeguard lives has much to do with a detailed guide to surviving bush blazes, along with an official danger rating system that was introduced after 173 people perished in the 2009 Black Saturday firestorm.
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