Australia Fires 2020 Deaths. The study, commissioned by wwf australia and conducted by researchers from several universities, revises up the previous estimate of 1 billion animals impacted by the fires but is still based on. The tragedy brings the death toll to at least 27 people in a crisis that has destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched an area larger than indiana since september.
However, compared to the severity and the widespread extent of the fires, the death toll could have been higher. Australia wildfires have claimed 25 lives and will burn for months, officials say listen · 3:22 3:22 Red dots show locations of fires detected in australia the week ending jan.
Authorities have said this season's fires are the worst in australia's history and that the crisis is likely to last for months.
Published fri, jan 3 2020 3:25 pm est updated tue, jan 7 2020 9:36 am est. Some of those deaths were volunteer firefighters, who died in the line of duty while battling the fires, the new york times reported. The brown area shows the range of the grey. ^ green, matthew (14 january 2020).