The fires still rage through the Western Australia state, with the authorities saying that it may already be too late to evacuate most residents. Homes are feared to be destroyed in a region called the Wheatbelt due to the destruction of about 11,000 hectares of land. Already two homes have been lost, and more are at risk.
Issued an urgent warning, and it declared from its Emergency WA to people residing at Arthur River that it’s “too late to leave.” It urgently asks them to make immediate precautionary measures since lives and properties are at risk. The agency also posted the emergency alert: “05:30 AM – Bushfire Emergency Warning – TOO LATE TO LEAVE – ARTHUR RIVER, WEDGECARRUP, BOYERINE, WESTWOOD, KENMARE, BEAUFORT RIVER and LIMELAKE.”
05:30 AM – Bushfire Emergency Warning – TOO LATE TO LEAVE – ARTHUR RIVER, WEDGECARRUP, BOYERINE, WESTWOOD, KENMARE, BEAUFORT RIVER and LIMELAKE: https://t.co/dh3YtI2ctW
— DFES (@dfes_wa) January 24, 2025
638 homes and businesses have lost power due to the fires. Further, authorities are trying to investigate how the fire began. According to sources, it is assumed that the fire originated after a lightning strike on Friday morning. High winds have been sweeping through, consuming 800 hectares of land so far. It has made it hard for the authorities to control the flames.
Meanwhile, in the central region of the state, a 40,000-hectare fire has prompted a spate of warnings. The situation deteriorated quickly, with authorities issuing an extreme heatwave warning for much of Western Australia’s southern and inland areas.
