Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ash_Wednesday_bushfires_(1983)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:areaBurned over 5,000 square kilometres
gptkbp:casualties 75
gptkbp:causedBy extreme weather conditions
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 16 February 1983
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Black_Saturday_bushfires_(2009)
gptkbp:homesDestroyed over 3,700
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983)
gptkbp:impact widespread property and livestock loss
gptkbp:injuries over 2,600
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:memorial Ash Wednesday Bushfire Education Centre
various local memorials in affected towns
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Warrnambool
gptkb:Upper_Beaconsfield
gptkb:Cockatoo
gptkb:Mount_Macedon
Belgrave Heights
Cudgee
gptkbp:notableEvent one of the worst bushfire disasters in Australian history
gptkbp:notableFor loss of firefighters
rapid fire spread
simultaneous outbreaks in two states
gptkbp:precededBy Black Friday bushfires (1939)
gptkbp:response major emergency services mobilization
gptkbp:weather gptkb:dam
strong winds
high temperatures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Macedon_Memorial_Cross
gptkb:Dandenong_Ranges
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7