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Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
AFP, Published on 07/12/2019
» SYDNEY - Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the country braced for a heatwave due next week.
'Mega fire' forms north of Sydney
AFP, Published on 06/12/2019
» SYDNEY: Several bushfires have combined to form a "mega fire" that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of Sydney, authorities said Friday, warning they cannot contain the blaze.
Australia bushfires renew anger over climate change
AFP, Published on 14/11/2019
» SYDNEY: Unprecedented bushfires in eastern Australia have turbocharged demands the country's conservative government do more to tackle climate change, and have rekindled an ideological fight over the science behind the blazes.
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
AFP, Published on 13/11/2019
» GLENREAGH, Australia: Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised -- but wary of a long and brutal summer ahead.
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
AFP, Published on 13/11/2019
» GLENREAGH (AUSTRALIA) - Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised -- but wary of a long and brutal summer ahead.
Australia readies for 'catastrophic' bushfires
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» WINMALEE (AUSTRALIA) - Thousands of firefighters fanned out across eastern Australia Tuesday as gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland brought "catastrophic" fire conditions.
Australia readies for 'catastrophic' bushfires
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» WINMALEE, Australia: Thousands of firefighters fanned out across eastern Australia Tuesday as gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland brought "catastrophic" fire conditions.
Three dead as bushfires ravage Australia
Published on 09/11/2019
» CANBERRA: Wildfires razing Australia's drought-stricken east coast have left three people dead, several missing and dozens injured, with over 150 homes destroyed, officials said on Saturday.
'Uncharted territory' as bushfires rage across Australia's east
AFP, Published on 09/11/2019
» SYDNEY - Australian firefighters warned they were in "uncharted territory" as they struggled to contain more than a dozen out-of-control bushfires across the east of the country on Friday.
Raging bushfires in eastern Australia block main highway
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» SYDNEY: Dozens of bushfires raged out of control across eastern Australia on Friday, blocking escape routes for residents and shuttering the main highway linking major cities on the country's Pacific coast.