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Title: North Stradbroke Island campers evacuated as bushfire burns
Post by: sablesoft on January 01, 2014, 11:52:00 AM

From the ABC - North Stradbroke Island campers evacuated as bushfire burns
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-01/north-stradbroke-island-campers-evacuated-as-bushfire-burns/5180960 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-01/north-stradbroke-island-campers-evacuated-as-bushfire-burns/5180960)

Authorities have begun evacuating about 900 campers who are in the path of a large bushfire on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane.

Title: Re: North Stradbroke Island campers evacuated as bushfire burns
Post by: BernieS on January 01, 2014, 05:02:15 PM

Yep we're copping all the ash from this fire here in the eastern suburbs. Not a pleasant drive home either along the motorway towards the gateway bridge coming from the south.

Title: Re: North Stradbroke Island campers evacuated as bushfire burns
Post by: hainess on January 03, 2014, 02:57:20 PM

The smoke from this fire is showing on the BOM radar.

No, that's not a shower of rain on Straddie.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR664.loop.shtml#skip (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR664.loop.shtml#skip)

Rod

Title: Re: North Stradbroke Island campers evacuated as bushfire burns
Post by: Ynot on January 03, 2014, 06:17:12 PM

Photo from Victoria Point shops (about 8-10km away from the east side of straddy).



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