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Temperatures plunged overnight in Victoria’s west as gusty winds swept over blazes that have scorched more than 70,000 hectares of bushlandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA cool change has eased conditions for firefighters battling an out-of-control blaze in Victoria’s Grampians following the worst bushfire conditions since 2019’s Black Summer.Temperatures plunged on Thursday as gusty westerly winds swept over the blazes in the state’s west that have raged for more than a week and scorched more than 70,000 hectares of bushland. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/27/victoria-grampians-bushfire-eases-as-nsw-forecast-extreme-fire-danger Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-26

One sailor each on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline died after being struck by the boom, a large pole at bottom of the sailTwo Sydney to Hobart sailors on separate yachts have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honours favourite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements.The race will continue as the fleet continues its passage to Constitution Dock, with the first boats expected to arrive later on Friday or early Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/27/sydney-to-hobart-yacht-race-2024-two-sailors-killed Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-26 20:05:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

At least one dead and three missing amid storm that has split wharf, wrecked boat and piled up debrisCalifornia residents are being warned to stay off wharves, piers and other waterside structures as 20-30ft waves are expected to batter the northern Pacific coast for the rest of the week.The National Weather Service advisory comes after a 150ft section of the wharf in Santa Cruz collapsed amid high waves on Monday, and storm debris was blamed for the death of a Santa Cruz county man on a beach in Watsonville. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/26/california-high-surf-warning Author : Lois Beckett Publish

On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin TrudeauDonald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post.The president-elect – long a vocal advocate of capital punishment – lashed out at Biden’s decision on his Truth Social platform, after wishing a merry Christmas to political opponents he addressed as “Radical Left Lunatics”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/26/trump-biden-death-penalty-commuted Author : Robert Tait Publish date : 2024-12-26 18:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs