Authorities rethinking policy on wildfires
Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia’s worst-ever wildfires said today they would rethink current policies of allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes.
Officials defended their preparation and actions during last weekend’s unprecedented infernos that swept unchecked across southeastern Australia and killed 173 people, and said forced expulsions probably would not have prevented all of the deaths.
