Australia: Perth Area Declared a Natural Disaster Zone as Wildfire Rages Out-of-Control

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) — Western Australia’s state premier, Colin Barnett, declared an area near the state capital of Perth a natural disaster zone after a bushfire raging out of control on the fringes of the city destroyed 59 structures. Homes, sheds and carports have been destroyed by the blaze, Natasha Thorson, a spokeswoman with the [...] continue reading world news