Their family said their losses left them “heartbroken and reeling from this double tragedy.”AdvertisementLang, known as “Desert Dick,” led tours for travelers throughout Australia and other countries. By Saturday evening, 3,600 firefighters were battling blazes across New South Wales state. “We are now in a position where we are saying to people it’s not safe to move, it’s not safe to leave these areas,” state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters. More than 130 fires were burning in New South Wales, with at least half of them out of control. AdvertisementFirefighters were battling a total of 53 fires across Victoria state, and conditions were expected to worsen with a southerly wind change.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 04, 2020 15:22 UTC