Relief on the way after scorching heatwave

The state’s all-time heat record was close to being broken yesterday as the state continued be put on severe fire alerts.Western Queensland fire crews were put on high alert as the Bureau of Meteorology predicted possible flare-ups in conditions that saw 40+C temperatures and 50km/h winds that were expected to lash the region, but thankfully didn’t materialise into new fire fronts.
Seventeen aircraft dumped water and other fire suppressants on Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia,…



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