Australia’s West Coast Faces Bushfire Emergency Again

Australia’s West Coast Faces Bushfire Emergency Again
Fire crews control bush fires as they approach properties on Copley Road in Upper Swan in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 2, 2021. Paul Kane/Getty Images
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Months after bushfires destroyed houses in the regions around Perth Western Australia, residents in the Perth Hills are again facing the threat of losing their homes and potentially their lives as two destructive bushfires rage across the region as searing temperatures continue to affect Western Australia.

Firefighters in the Perth hills are currently battling to save homes in Warrigal Estate in the early hours of Monday after any residents who had not yet evacuated the area were told it was now too late to leave.