SYDNEY — Australian authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third person had died in devastating bushfires that engulfed the southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead. “We still have grave concerns for (another person),” he told reporters in Sydney. “Weather conditions on Saturday will be as bad as they were” on Tuesday, Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney. Australia’s capital Sydney was blanketed in thick smoke, reaching about 20 times hazardous levels, prompting health warnings. The smoke has also drifted to New Zealand where it has turned the daytime sky orange across the South Island.

Source: National Post January 01, 2020 03:22 UTC