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Music festival evacuated as wild storm sweeps through

A wild storm ripped through Sydney on Saturday night, halting a music festival and an A-League soccer match.The NSW Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning about 7.30pm for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hailstones across Sydney, the Illawarra, Hunter and Central Tablelands.It warned rain, hail and flash flooding could sweep through central Sydney, Penrith, Parramatta, Campbelltown, Camden, parts of the Sutherland Shire, Wollongong and Gosford over several […]

todayDecember 2, 2023 8

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Music festival evacuated: What you need to know about B.C. wildfires

Fires of note across B.C. on Aug. 7. A fire of note is one that is particularly visible or poses a threat to public safety. Source: B.C. Wildfire Service (Akshay Kulkarni/CBC)In a statement Monday afternoon, Princeton RCMP said the fire was caused by a group of four people riding ATVs near the village of Coalmont, about 20 kilometres northwest of Princeton. One of the ATVs caught on fire, igniting a […]

todayAugust 8, 2023 6

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1000 music festival goers evacuated under threat of Coalmont wildfire

Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated from an outdoor music festival near Coalmont overnight Sunday, August 6 after wildfire threatened the area. The fire, which started near Rice Road, was sparked by an ATV that caught fire in the backcountry, according to police. The blaze was initially reported at about 7:30 p.m., and was estimated at one hectare. Overnight it tripled in size and as of Monday morning was being actioned […]

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