Emergency warning issued for bushfire in northern Australia

FILE PHOTO: This handout photo from the CFA Wandong Fire Brigade posted on their Facebook page taken on Jan. 7, 2026 and released on Jan. 8 shows a bushfire burning near the town of Longwood, northern Victoria, Australia. - AFP/CFA Wandong Fire Brigade

CANBERRA: Authorities in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) on Wednesday (Sept 16) issued an emergency alert for a bushfire burning south of Darwin, warning unprepared residents to evacuate immediately.

The warning issued by Bushfires NT said that authorities were notified of the fire in the rural town of Blackmore, about 30 km south of Darwin, shortly after 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

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资料照片：这张由维多利亚州万东消防队（CFA Wandong Fire Brigade）提供的照片于2026年1月7日拍摄，并于1月8日发布在其Facebook页面上，照片显示澳大利亚维多利亚州北部朗伍德镇附近发生丛林大火。 - 法新社/维多利亚州万东消防队

堪培拉：澳大利亚北领地（NT）当局周三（9月16日）发布紧急警报，称达尔文南部发生丛林大火，警告没有准备的居民立即撤离。

北领地森林火灾管理局发布的警告称，当局于当地时间周三下午 2 点刚过不久接到通知，位于达尔文以南约 30 公里的乡村小镇布莱克莫尔发生火灾。

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