Man injured in New Year's Eve Cobargo bushfire dies, as hail pelts Melbourne
The death toll from the unprecedented bushfires in New South Wales has climbed to 21 following the death in hospital of an elderly man burned in Cobargo on New Year’s Eve.
The 84-year-old was taken from his home on Tuesday 31 December to South East Regional hospital before he was transferred to Concord hospital in Sydney where he died in the early hours of Saturday.
“A report will be prepared for the coroner,” a NSW police spokeswoman said on Sunday.
As Australia’s months-long bushfire crisis continued, an unpredictable mix of fire and rain hit NSW and Victoria on Sunday.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/19/severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-nsw-as-bushfires-continue-to-burn
The 84-year-old was taken from his home on Tuesday 31 December to South East Regional hospital before he was transferred to Concord hospital in Sydney where he died in the early hours of Saturday.
“A report will be prepared for the coroner,” a NSW police spokeswoman said on Sunday.
As Australia’s months-long bushfire crisis continued, an unpredictable mix of fire and rain hit NSW and Victoria on Sunday.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/19/severe-thunderstorms-to-hit-nsw-as-bushfires-continue-to-burn
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