Wine industry representatives say the fires have potentially wiped out a third of wine production, or 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres), in the Adelaide Hills Wine Region
. The industry’s potential damage is estimated in excess of A$100 million, according to media reports.Uncontrolled fires are still burning in Adelaide Hills. So far, about 87 homes and 500 other buildings have been destroyed in South Australia by the fire.
“There are still a lot of pockets of bush burning, there are a lot of trees that are hot and smouldering and it’s a very dangerous place to be,” South Australia’s Country Fire Service deputy chief officer Andrew Stark said.Temperatures in South Australia’s capital city of Adelaide are expected to soar to 41 degrees C on Saturday.
“I am going to rebuild. I’m not giving up. That’s not how we roll,” Vinteloper’s Bowley told the Guardian. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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