Three people were killed when a firefighting plane crashed as part of a firefighting operation in an alpine state in the southeastern state of New South Wales, state government chief Gladys Beretziklian said.
The New South Wales Fire Department announced earlier that contact with a C-130 Hercules was lost at around 14:00 [local time; 05:00 Greek time].
"There seems to be no survivor after the [plane] crash in the Snowy Monaro area," Beretziklian told reporters.
According to her, the plane fell violently to the ground and according to the first information, it exploded ".
Firefighters are continuing operations to put out many fires in the area, under extreme conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds.
Much of Australia was put on alert today due to the return of heat, after several days of rain that offered a respite to firefighters.
Temperatures of 40 ° Celsius prevail in places and winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are blowing, conditions that favor the spread of fires.
Unprecedented wildfires in Australia have claimed the lives of at least 32 people since September and have reduced to more than 2.000 homes, vast forests and low-lying areas to ashes.
Three people were killed when a firefighting plane crashed as part of a firefighting operation in an alpine state in the southeastern state of New South Wales, state government chief Gladys Beretziklian said.
The New South Wales Fire Department announced earlier that contact with a C-130 Hercules was lost at around 14:00 [local time; 05:00 Greek time].
"There seems to be no survivor after the [plane] crash in the Snowy Monaro area," Beretziklian told reporters.
According to her, the plane fell violently to the ground and according to the first information, it exploded ".
Firefighters are continuing operations to put out many fires in the area, under extreme conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds.
Much of Australia was put on alert today due to the return of heat, after several days of rain that offered a respite to firefighters.
Temperatures of 40 ° Celsius prevail in places and winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are blowing, conditions that favor the spread of fires.
Unprecedented wildfires in Australia have claimed the lives of at least 32 people since September and have reduced to more than 2.000 homes, vast forests and low-lying areas to ashes.
Three people were killed when a firefighting plane crashed as part of a firefighting operation in an alpine state in the southeastern state of New South Wales, state government chief Gladys Beretziklian said.
The New South Wales Fire Department announced earlier that contact with a C-130 Hercules was lost at around 14:00 [local time; 05:00 Greek time].
"There seems to be no survivor after the [plane] crash in the Snowy Monaro area," Beretziklian told reporters.
According to her, the plane fell violently to the ground and according to the first information, it exploded ".
Firefighters are continuing operations to put out many fires in the area, under extreme conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds.
Much of Australia was put on alert today due to the return of heat, after several days of rain that offered a respite to firefighters.
Temperatures of 40 ° Celsius prevail in places and winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are blowing, conditions that favor the spread of fires.
Unprecedented wildfires in Australia have claimed the lives of at least 32 people since September and have reduced to more than 2.000 homes, vast forests and low-lying areas to ashes.
Source: sigmalive Three people were killed when a firefighting plane crashed while engaging in a firefighting operation in an alpine area of the southeastern state of New South Wales, state government chief Gladys Beretziklian said.
The New South Wales Fire Department announced earlier that contact with a C-130 Hercules was lost at around 14:00 [local time; 05:00 Greek time].
"There seems to be no survivor after the [plane] crash in the Snowy Monaro area," Beretziklian told reporters.
According to her, the plane fell violently to the ground and according to the first information, it exploded ".
Firefighters are continuing operations to put out many fires in the area, under extreme conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds.
Much of Australia was put on alert today due to the return of heat, after several days of rain that offered a respite to firefighters.
Temperatures of 40 ° Celsius prevail in places and winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour are blowing, conditions that favor the spread of fires.
Unprecedented wildfires in Australia have claimed the lives of at least 32 people since September and have reduced to more than 2.000 homes, vast forests and low-lying areas to ashes.
Source: sigmalive