US EditionOne person dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires
More than 300 buildings were destroyed and one person died in Victoria's fires fueled by a heatwave with temperatures over 40C, officials said.
- Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, claiming one life near the town of Longwood.
- Over 300 buildings, including over 70 houses, were destroyed, alongside huge swathes of farming land and native forest.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was talking with Canada and the United States for possible extra assistance to combat the bushfires.
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Sydney Morning Herald
One dead as Victoria battles 27 bushfires after nearly 400,000 hectares burn
Firefighters continue to battle almost 30 active bushfires burning across the state, with nearly 400,000 hectares of land now blackened and hundreds of structures lost.
One person has died and 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed in bushfires that have swept through southeastern Australia. The fires have been raging in dozens of places across the country for several days, mainly in the state of Victoria, but also in New South Wales, foreign media write, reports Telegraph. A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria, while thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled the flames. Resi…
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayBushfires destroy hundreds of buildings in southeast Australia, first death confirmed
SYDNEY, Jan 11 — Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster.Temperatures soared past 40 °C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria, sparking dozens of blazes that ripped through more than 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres) combined.Fire crews tallied the damage as conditions eased today. A day earlier, authorities had declared a state of …
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