Australia faces the most dangerous bushfire week in history
Three people are already dead while thousands are forced to leave homes as Australia faces the most dangerous bushfire week in history. Fire chiefs in Australia have warned that New South Wales faces an unprecedented catastrophic fire on Tuesday. Bushfires have already burnt 850,000 hectares across New South Wales. The commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Services, Shane Fitzsimmons warned that the fire threat would only worsen as Australia heads into summer.
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