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Added on the 04/11/2016 08:52:20 - Copyright : Reuters EN
A bushfire fuelled by strong winds is threatening homes in Australia's Blue Mountains. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Roads and homes in north-western Sydney suburb of Vineyard are flooded after severe storms. IMAGES
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy is playing a stripped back solo headline show in Sydney, Australia this week as part of the ongoing bushfire relief effort.
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes. Authorities said it could get “very, very challenging” and prepared military backup. According to Reuters, soaring temperatures and erratic winds create dangerous conditions. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said defense personnel would stood ready to move to bushfire grounds. Authorities already sent emergency texts to 240,000 people in Victoria and told them to leave.
Bushfires burn across Sydney, as a 16-year-old amongst those arrested for deliberately lighting a fire in the suburb of Cranebrook. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).