Authorities in Western Australia have urged residents to evacuate their homes on Saturday after a bushfire went out of control near Perth, the state capital, amid rising temperatures. More than 40 bushfires erupted on Saturday in the largest state in Australia, with residents in the Chittering area, located about 60 kilometers north of Perth, facing a fire that officials reported was out of control. The state's fire and emergency services called for the approximately six thousand residents of Chittering to leave the area immediately due to the threat to life and property.
This comes amid a warning of a heatwave on Saturday in many parts of the state, with maximum temperatures expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius, roughly 10 degrees above the average January maximum for the city according to the country's meteorological authority. It is worth noting that Australia is facing a highly dangerous bushfire season following the onset of the El Niño climate phenomenon, which is associated with extreme events such as wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts.
