Smoke shrouds Sydney’s skyline as wildfires burn nearby
Health experts have warned residents with medical conditions to remain indoors.
Thick smoke from wildfires has shrouded Sydney and its surrounding areas, with health experts warning residents with medical conditions to remain indoors.
The Sydney skyline was barely visible, with air quality in some parts of the Australian city reaching over hazardous levels.
Shane Fitzsimmons, New South Wales’s rural fire commissioner, said firefighters would be challenged by high temperatures and wind conditions.
Most of the state’s coastal areas are under very high fire danger, with 48 fires burning across the state.
Fires have destroyed 577 homes in New South Wales during the wildfire season, which peaks during the southern hemisphere summer but has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter.
