Festival goers to Music and Arts Festival, Pitch, near the Grampians in Western Victoria, have been advised to leave amid warnings over extreme heat and fire danger. Organisers have refused to cancel the event.
There is a total fire ban declared for most of Victoria, plus threat of #bushfires with a Severe #heatwave this weekend with temperatures topping 39C or 40C.
#ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/09/festivalgoers-in-victoria-told-to-leave-amid-warnings-over-extreme-heat-and-fire-danger