Saturday, March 26, 2011

Australia battles more natural disasters

Fires and floods continue to batter Australia, which is experiencing a truly disastrous start to the year. Wildfires are destroying homes and forests around Perth, with strong winds - a left over from Thursday's Cyclone Yasi - keeping water-bombing aircraft grounded. Yasi was one of the country's largest ever cyclones and it is also behind major flooding in the state of Victoria. Some towns are facing their fourth flood in six months. ...

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