Don't be put off by fires, Australia tells tourists

Fire fighters use the cooler weather to take a break as they wait for an encroaching fire to hit in Towanba, Australia January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes and sent smoke as far as South America, even as authorities fretted about renewed dangers ahead.

Morrison made the plea on Wednesday as he visited Kangaroo Island, a usually wildlife-rich tourist attraction off the south coast hit twice in recent weeks by blazes.