EDEN: A global appeal to help Australian firefighters tackling catastrophic bushfires raised almost Aus$25mil on Sunday (Jan 5), as swathes of the country suffered extensive damage and the death toll from the long-running crisis hit 24.
East coast seaside towns were plunged into darkness, ash rained down on rural communities and major cities were again cloaked in choking smoke, even as stunned Australians tried to regroup amid a wave of cooler air and light rain.
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