Canberra, 20 Rabi'II,1439 AH, 07 January,2018 , SPA -- The Charge' d'Affaires in the Saudi Embassy in Australia Mishaal bin Hamdan Al-Ruqai has confirmed that Saudi students and citizens in Australia were fine and not affected by the wave of fires that broke out in a number of rural areas in Australia due to unprecedented high temperatures in some areas that reached 47 degrees Celsius. He explained that the Embassy called in a statement on Saudi citizens in Australia to take caution, not to approach areas threatened by fires and follow up the instructions of local authorities in this regard. The Australian authorities warned citizens of the fires in different parts, noting that high temperatures, dried atmosphere and high winds have led to fires in various areas of Australia, especially in States of Victoria and South Australia. -- SPA 14:33 LOCAL TIME 11:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w582145