The area of forest fire in Xinzhou is as high as 2.7 million hectares. (picture of Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Although the wind direction change has cooled the new state today, much of the state is still in serious danger of forest fires.
(RFS), the new state rural fire service, confirmed that more than 720 homes had been burned down so far this year, the Australian news agency reported.
RFS`s Deputy Director, Rob Rogers, posted on Twitter this morning: ""Unfortunately, the number of house-burning houses in the forest fire season has continued to increase, and it has now been confirmed that 724 buildings have been destroyed and the burning area has reached 2.7 million hectares."
Firefighters also expressed concern about the danger that Wednesday`s wind turn south could pose to fires around Sydney.
The state`s temperature soared yesterday, leaving much of the state shrouded in dangerous haze from forest fires.
At present, there are nearly 90 forest fires in the state, 40 of which have not been controlled.
For Sydney people, it is also beginning to become common to go out and wear masks. (picture of Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Although the situation has eased, the smoke is still difficult to dissipate today and even in the days to come, the Weather Service said. The haze that shrouded the Sydney Basin on Tuesday caused air quality to be 11 times worse than the usual "dangerous" (hazardous)!
Air quality remained at "dangerous" levels in eastern, southwest and northwest Sydney on Wednesday morning despite improved visibility.
"in view of the forest fires in northwest and northern Sydney, we expect the haze to continue in the next few days. Easterly winds are needed to help dissipate the smoke," the weatherman said.
Today, the north-west of the new state, the north slope and the middle range carry out a full ban on fire.
The threat "serious" in the north-west of the new state, the upper and the west central plains, the middle range, the south range, the southern slope and the threat level in the capital territory are the "Very high".
In late tuesday, authorities issued an emergency alert for 6.7 million hectares of the forest near the hunter`s hunter. Residents living in the Glenroy Estate have been told that it is too late to seek shelter, but the fire rating is now down.
About 2,700 firefighters are fighting on the first line of the forest fire on Tuesday. Mr. Rogers said to the ABD television station: "At present, only the forest fire in the periphery of sydney-wants to control the fire, it will take a lot of kilometers of reburning."
"there are a lot of us who are determined to control the fire as soon as possible."
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday encouraged Australians to hear advice on forest fire warnings and air pollution.
