AUSTRALIA - Five dead in Australia plane crash - Australian fires continue to rage

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Five dead in Australia plane crash

Sunday,

January 1, 2006; Posted: 11:36 p.m. EST (04:36 GMT)

 

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A single-engine aircraft carrying seven people

crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in eastern Australia, killing five people and injuring two others,

police and air safety authorities said.

One of the injured passengers, a male, was flown to a

hospital in Brisbane with major injuries, Queensland state police spokeswoman Kim McCoombe said. The other, a female,

was driven to a local hospital with less serious injuries, she said.

The Cessna 206 aircraft was carrying six parachutists and a

pilot when it smashed into a reservoir near Ipswich, about 70 kilometers (45

miles) east of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, said Alan Stray of Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/australia.plane.crash.ap/index.html

 

 

 

 

Monday, 2 January 2006,

04:58 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian

fires continue to rage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Phil Mercer

BBC News, Sydney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bushfires have destroyed more than a dozen homes and threatened

hundreds more in south-eastern Australia.

Strong winds and very high temperatures have conspired to

push giant walls of flames towards some communities.

An ambulance worker died after helping residents escape

to an evacuation centre, as temperatures soared to 47C.

In recent hours, rain has brought some relief to

emergency crews north of Sydney, but dozens of fires

still continue to burn.

The bushfires swept through parched eucalyptus forests in

the central coast area, north of Sydney.

Several homes were destroyed, and hundreds of residents

were forced to leave their properties as the blaze advanced.

A volunteer ambulance worker died of a heart attack while

helping evacuees in the town of Woy Woy.

Many roads became impassable, and for some families the

only means of escape was by boat.

Investigators say that arsonists could have been

responsible for some of the outbreaks.

A cold front has brought relief from the scorching

conditions, and, with it, some much needed rain.

But fires continue to burn across Australia's south-eastern

corner - one of the world's most fire-prone

regions.

Forecasters have predicted that more hot and windy

weather is likely in the days ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4574330.stm

 

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