Sydney: The ongoing heat in south-eastern Australia has become more intense on Sunday. Therefore, there is complete fear of fire in the forests. There has even been fire at some places. Therefore, visiting some areas of Victoria state is prohibited. Last week, many houses were burnt to ashes due to a fire in Gramavichan National Park of the state. Standing crops were also burnt. In short, the heat wave in Australia is still expected to increase.
The country’s meteorological department also said that the mercury is likely to go above 38 degrees Celsius in Melbourne. The temperature in Mildura city in the north-east is likely to reach 42 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department has indicated. Today on Sunday it has reached 32 degrees Celsius. The weather department estimates that there will be extreme heat across the country by the end of January.
Bureau of Meteorology official Meteorologist Brad Bury said on Australian Broadcasting Corp TV that temperatures will reach their highest level by Sunday. This means that more and more districts will become vulnerable to forest fires. The heat wave is also spreading across Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has put it on TV and on its website.
