CANBERRA, Australia – The weekend wildfires razed dozens of homes, cut power to thousands more, and killed livestock in southeast Australia. But most of the blazes had been contained by Monday, and officials said there have been no reports of serious injury among those affected. In neighboring state of Victoria, up to 18 homes had been destroyed over the weekend by three fires while 40,000 homes lost power, Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said. Sheep and cattle losses had yet to be assessed. Some of Tathra’s evacuated residents would be able to return to their homes on Monday, as emergency workers restore power to the devastated area, Fitzsimmons said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 19, 2018 04:12 UTC