Deadly bushfires devastate southeast Australia, destroying 300 buildings
TL;DR
One person was killed and about 300 buildings destroyed as bushfires tore across southeast Australia, mainly in Victoria and New South Wales. A state of emergency was declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled around 30 active fires, with authorities warning the blazes could burn for weeks under extreme heat, dry winds and smoky air that is affecting air quality and prompting evacuations.
- One dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires BBC
- Australia Wildfires Burn Nearly 900,000 Acres The New York Times
- Live: Firefighters continue to battle deadly Victorian blazes as 390,000 hectares burnt Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned The Guardian
- Human remains found amid Australia bushfires, police say Reuters
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