Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia’s capital city Canberra, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some residents that it was too late to evacuate.
Skies along the Monaro Highway in the Australian Capital Territory turned orange-red as an uncontrolled blaze ballooned to more than 35,000 hectares in size.
The territory, home to the country’s capital, Canberra, declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the severely hot and windy conditions that are expected to last through the weekend.
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