Australian Fires Continue To Devastate Major Portions Of The Country

The Guardian: Australia fires: nine dead and hundreds of properties destroyed, with worse to come

Residents in Victoria and New South Wales count terrible cost during brief reprieve from disaster that has sent smoke as far as New Zealand

Nine people are confirmed dead, with four still missing, and more than 200 properties have been lost since Christmas Day in Australia’s catastrophic bushfires.

Smoke still hung thick over the south-east of the country on Wednesday evening, even as weather conditions offered a reprieve to take stock of the destruction.

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More News On The Massive Fires In Australia

Australian authorities scramble to reach victims of deadly fires as death toll rises -- Reuters
Australia sending aid to wildfire towns as death toll rises -- AP
Australia fires: Death toll rises as blazes destroy 200 homes -- BBC
Australia sends aid to thousands stranded by bushfires -- France 24
Australian wildfires claim more lives on New Year's Day -- DW
Australia's bushfire towns battle on, despite what they have lost: supplies, power, houses, 'the lot -- The Guardian
Australia: Thousands trapped on beach as fires approach -- DW
Australia fires: Seven dead, hundreds of homes destroyed -- UPI
Australia deploys military aircraft & navy ships to help fire-ravaged communities -- RT
Death toll rises as bushfires spread across Australia -- Al Jazeera
'Apocalyptic': New Zealand shrouded in smoke from Australian bushfires -- The Guardian