Melbourne, May 19 (IANS) More than 57 billion Australian dollars (about $40.84 billion) worth of infrastructure in the Australian state of Victoria is at risk from climate-related extreme weather, said a report released Tuesday.The amount of infrastructure at risk is projected to rise by nearly 25 per cent over the next four decades, said the report by Infrastructure Victoria, the Australian state’s independent infrastructure adviser.The report examined 318 billion Australian dollars’ worth of a…
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Victoria, Jan 10 (IANS) A man has died, and a state of disaster has been declared amid the ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria.Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan said at a press conference that a man aged in his 60s was found deceased in his car near the town of Harcourt, 110 km northwest of Melbourne, on Friday afternoon.His death was not directly related to the fires, Allan said, but occurred in close proximity to a fire ground, reports Xinhua news agency.Three…