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SYDNEY, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state. Australia faces a high risk bushfire season as it experiences an El Nino weather event, recently announced, which is typically associated with extreme events like wildfires, cyclones and droughts. State Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said the "scorching" heat lifted the risk for bushfires in the week ahead. Fire authorities on Sunday issued nine fire total bans for parts of the state in a bid to reduce the chance of bushfires. Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Kingsford, Jihad Dib, Dib, Sam McKeith, Nick Zieminski Organizations: SYDNEY, New, Airport, Emergency Services, Thomson Locations: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia's, Australia, El Nino, Turkey
Man dies in Australia after whale collides with boat
  + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after a whale struck and flipped their boat during a fishing expedition, authorities said. "A whale has been involved, whoever would have thought that that would have occurred, it's terribly tragic," said New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley. The boat "was likely to have struck or been impacted by a whale breaching, causing the boat to tilt, ejecting both men", police said in a statement. While human deaths caused by whales in the region are rare, Australia and neighbouring New Zealand are hot spots for mass whale strandings on beaches. Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: it's, Yasmin Catley, Jihad Dib, Danes, Sam McKeith, Cynthia Osterman, William Mallard Organizations: Police, New South Wales Police, Emergency Services, Thomson Locations: Australia, Botany Bay, Sydney, New, New Zealand
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