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| Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' | Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic' |
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| A fast-growing tumbleweed called "hairy panic" is clogging up homes in a small Australian town. | A fast-growing tumbleweed called "hairy panic" is clogging up homes in a small Australian town. |
| Extremely dry conditions mean the weeds pile up each day outside a row of homes at Wangaratta, in Victoria's northeast. | Extremely dry conditions mean the weeds pile up each day outside a row of homes at Wangaratta, in Victoria's northeast. |
| Frustrated residents are forced to clear out the weeds for several hours every day, with piles of hairy panic at times reaching roof height. | Frustrated residents are forced to clear out the weeds for several hours every day, with piles of hairy panic at times reaching roof height. |
| A nearby farmer is being blamed for failing to tend to his paddock. | A nearby farmer is being blamed for failing to tend to his paddock. |
| "It's physically draining and mentally more draining," resident Pam Twitchett told Prime7 News Albury. | "It's physically draining and mentally more draining," resident Pam Twitchett told Prime7 News Albury. |
| What is hairy panic? | What is hairy panic? |
| Wangaratta veterinary surgeon Richard Evans told the BBC the weed would lose its toxicity once it dried up. | Wangaratta veterinary surgeon Richard Evans told the BBC the weed would lose its toxicity once it dried up. |
| "The important thing is it's not going to kill people's dogs and cats, it just makes a hell of a mess," he said. | "The important thing is it's not going to kill people's dogs and cats, it just makes a hell of a mess," he said. |
| Authorities are unable to help with the clean-up because the tumbleweeds do not pose a fire threat, reports say. | Authorities are unable to help with the clean-up because the tumbleweeds do not pose a fire threat, reports say. |
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