Australia fires threaten the largest sandy tourist island in the world

Arab Weather - Fraser Island has been exposed to very huge fires for six weeks, and Australian firefighting teams are fighting these huge fires, and it is reported that this island is the largest sandy island in the world, and tourists fled from the island located off the northeast coast.

Australia is suffering from a strong heat wave that formed across the hinterland over the past week and is expected to head towards the northeast of the country.

Calling summer in Australia black summer

Last summer in Australia was called Black Summer due to the killing of 33 people and billions of animals. Last summer, bushfires ripped through more than 37 million acres.

187,800 acres is nearly half the size of the island

The fires destroyed more than 187,800 acres, which is nearly half the island’s area. Fraser Island is listed on the World Heritage List for its tropical rainforests and sand dunes. "Conditions are still unpredictable and could change quickly," emergency services said, adding that visitors and staff at one of the island's largest resorts should be ready to leave at any time .

Australian media reported that many visitors were evacuated from the island on Tuesday as the weather worsened, although this year's humid weather conditions have reduced the risk of wildfires that devastated the country during the recent bushfire season .

Source: Reuters