Australia's New South Wales is burning in a terrible fire

The Dhaka Times Desk A state of emergency has been declared to control the situation in Australia's New South Wales, which is burning in a terrible fire.

According to the media, hundreds of houses have already been burnt in the terrible fire. Many more houses were damaged. The firefighting team is trying hard to control the worst fire in the history of the last 40 years. The situation is expected to worsen in the next few days due to warming weather and strong winds. In the last few days, more than 40,000 hectares of land have been burnt due to fire. Officials say the fire is out of control in 15 areas. Sydney's skies are covered in black smoke.

New South Wales Chief Ministers Barry and Farrell declared a state of emergency on Sunday to bring the situation under control. At the time, he said, through this, the emergency departments will enjoy some additional powers for the next 30 days to deal with the situation. Among these, the ability to disconnect gas and electricity is one of them. We are preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. People have been evacuated from several areas.

It is known that the Blue Mountain area in the western part of Sydney was the most affected by this fire. The fire continues here. Which cannot be controlled. The fire is believed to have started due to the use of explosives during a training exercise. The Australian Army is investigating the matter.