Helicopter crashes while fighting bushfires in Australia as govt declares a state of maximum emergency
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150 bushfires raging across the country's east coast.
Authorities issued a "leave immediately" warning, the highest level, for several areas including Noosa, a popular beachside holiday destination 150 km north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. But he added that winds were picking up, "making things particularly tricky. There are plenty of crews battling the fire, including two helicopters."
Blazes have been spurred by extremely dry conditions after three years of drought in parts of NSW and Queensland, which experts say has been exacerbated by climate change. "Unfortunately, what we need is rain ... And there is certainly nothing in the forecast for the foreseeable future that's going to make any discernible difference to the conditions that we are experiencing."
Academy award winning actor Russell Crowe tweeted photos and video footage on Wednesday of firefighters using helicopters to waterbomb his property near Nana Glen, an inland rural community some 580 km north of Sydney in NSW. Crowe said the property had "lost a couple of buildings", some fires were still burning and "we are out of water."
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