VICTORIA, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Weather brings relief to New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, but fire danger is far from over.
Residents in most of Victoria’s bushfire-stricken areas are welcoming an extended reprieve, after the latest threat appears to have wrought less carnage than feared, as just a man was injured overnight in NSW.
While an emergency warning remains for a fire near Mt Hotham, the government has confirmed the Victorian state of disaster will end at midnight on Saturday (today).
Even the welcome rain that fell in some areas brings its own problems, with the risk of flash flooding meaning a new deadly risk for firefighters.
Milder conditions are forecast for the next week to 10 days, meaning attention can turn increasingly to recovery and relieving exhausted emergency services workers.
The improved conditions brought relief in towns along the Great Alpine Road, including Bright, which were largely deserted ahead of Friday’s hot weather and gusty late cool change.– NNN-XINHUA
