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Australia bolsters bushfire defences as costs mount
SYDNEY: Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires burning in the country’s southeast, as the financial and environmental costs of the crisis mounted.
Bushfire: Australia appreciates M'sia's offer to help
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Australian government is very appreciative of Malaysia's offer to provide assistance in fighting one of its worst bushfire crisis, said Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia Datuk Sudha Devi KR Vasudevan.
Bushfires follow Australia’s third-hottest year
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia experienced its third-hottest year on record in 2014, paving the way for an early start to the bushfire season, scientists said Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in three states.
Rain brings relief to Australian firefighters
SYDNEY: Australian authorities said Wednesday they had almost fully contained a destructive bushfire in the country’s south, as rain in fire-hit areas brought welcome relief for firefighters.
Australia races to control major blaze before weather worsens
KERSBROOK, Australia (AFP) - Firefighters raced Monday to contain a major blaze before the forecast return of strong winds and a heatwave, following the loss of 26 homes in the worst bushfire conditions in South Australia for three decades.
Australian fires turn deadly as heatwave scorches
MELBOURNE, Jan 17, 2014 (AFP) - One person has died in a massive bushfire raging in southeastern Australia, police said Friday, as firefighters around the country battled blazes amid a scorching heatwave.
Australia races to control blaze
KERSBROOK (Australia): Firefighters raced to contain a major blaze before the forecast return of strong winds and a heatwave, following the loss of 26 homes in the worst bushfire conditions in South Australia for three decades.
Christmas wildfire claims more than 100 homes in Australia
MELBOURNE, Dec 26, 2015 (AFP) - A bushfire which flared on Christmas Day has destroyed more than 100 homes in southern Australia, officials said Saturday, as they warned the losses could have been worse.
Australian bushfire death toll hits 200
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The death toll in Australia's deadliest bushfires reached 200 on Tuesday as police continued to search through ash and rubble of several razed towns in the southern state of Victoria.
Bushfire razes homes in Australia
SYDNEY: Seven homes were destroyed by wildfire in Australia, officials said Monday, warning of a long and and difficult summer ahead for firefighters.
