Fires burn in Sydney as snow freezes Victoria
- 12 years ago
A bushfire here in northern Sydney, near Lane Cove National Park, is threatening a number of homes.
Firefighters are working to contain the blaze as smoke from the flames forces the closure of major motorways - causing widespread traffic problems.
Local media said the fire service believe the blaze was sparked by arson.
Meanwhile the southern state of Victoria has been hit with a snow storm on the fifth day of summer.
Local reports said that temperatures dropped to 1.7 degrees Celcius, and that about six centimetres of snow had already fallen.
Firefighters are working to contain the blaze as smoke from the flames forces the closure of major motorways - causing widespread traffic problems.
Local media said the fire service believe the blaze was sparked by arson.
Meanwhile the southern state of Victoria has been hit with a snow storm on the fifth day of summer.
Local reports said that temperatures dropped to 1.7 degrees Celcius, and that about six centimetres of snow had already fallen.