Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage

Protesters hold banners and flags with an Extinction Rebellion logo as they demonstrate against the Australian government's inaction over climate change despite the bushfires crisis, outside the Australian Embassy in London, Britain, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravaged tens of thousands of square miles of bushland after months of destruction and at least 27 deaths.

Anger spread to Britain, where scores of people gathered in the Strand in central London to denounce Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, branded by one placard as a "fossil fool".