Australian firefighters are struggling to control a massive bush fire that already destroyed 40 percent of the UNESCO world heritage-listed Fraser Island before a heatwave hit Monday. Fraser Island resort guests evacuated as fire spreads. 01:13 Fraser Island fire: massive blaze on World Heritage-listed site burns for six weeks – video An aerial image of damage from the K'gari-Fraser Island bushfire captured on 5 December. But the makeup of the sand island was making work difficult for the more than 30 crews fighting the blaze on the island, the Queensland fire service said. Update from Hon. Picture: Channel 9 Source:Supplied News … December 12, 2020: After eight weeks, an unstoppable blaze is dimming with a downpour providing the help that many had hoped for on Fraser Island. Update on Fraser Island bushfire. The Fraser Island fires are among the most serious since the end of last summer. It saw blazes affect every Australian state, sweeping across 24m hectares of land, destroying more than 3000 homes and killing or displacing nearly three billion animals. News Fraser Island fires burned as $15m waterbombing plane sat in hangar for month. The call came in at 2:25 a.m. Fraser Island is about 250km north of Brisbane and covers more than 180,000 hectares. A bushfire emergency on Queensland's Fraser Island has been downgraded. Fraser Island fires threaten Australia’s ancient satinay trees. Severe Weather Warning Update 13 December 2020. Incident controller James Haig said in a video message posted to Twitter that “conditions are very challenging” but firefighters were doing their “absolute best” to try and mitigate the damage caused by a fire this large. The fire on the world’s largest sand island, also known as K’gari, has been burning for six weeks and is encroaching on areas with 1,000-year-old trees The fire has shrouded Fraser Island in smoke. Premium Content. Also known by its Indigenous name K’gari, the island was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992 for its unique forests and natural beauty. You need to keep up to date and decide what actions you will take if the situation changes. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has issues a "leave now" bushfire warning for Cathedrals at Fraser Island. The Fraser Island fire has been burning for more than seven weeks, and razed through at least 50 per cent of the world-heritage listed site. Mark Ryan, Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, QFES Commissioner Greg Leach and Senior Meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology David Grant around severe weather conditions currently impacting South-East Queensland. Fraser Island Retreat owner and volunteer firefighter Russell Postle told ABC Radio Brisbane the "daunting" fire front had edged closer to Happy Valley overnight but residents were prepared. In six weeks it has torn through 76,000 hectares (187,800 acres) of bone-dry bush land, according to CNN affiliate Nine News. THE fire burning at the southern end of Fraser Island has entered its 19th day. The fire burning on Fraser Island, which is believed to have been started by a camp fire. That warning is no longer current after a massive water bombing campaign. Those in the area are being urged to follow their bushfire survival plan. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire to the north of Happy Valley on Fraser Island. <
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