bushfires

Sizing up Australia's bushfires

Australia’s bushfires have razed more than 10.3 million hectares (103,000 sq km) of land - the size of South Korea - in recent months, particularly on...

Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:23 AM

'Get out': Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires

Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatur...

Friday, January 10, 2020 11:39 AM

Australian bushfire crisis: PM Scott Morrison calls up 3000 reservists

Up to 3000 reservists will be dispatched across four states in Australia to help tackle the bushfires raging across the country, Australian Prime Mini...

Saturday, January 4, 2020 11:01 AM

Australian authorities steer mass evacuation as wildfires raze holiday towns

Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfir...

Thursday, January 2, 2020 12:54 PM

Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage

A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearb...

Monday, December 30, 2019 12:07 PM

Australia prepares for post-Christmas extreme bushfires

Scorching heat baking Australia eased on Monday bringing relief from extreme bushfires, which destroyed around 180 houses and killed one person over t...

Monday, December 23, 2019 1:05 PM

Australian PM apologises for vacation as firefighters killed in huge blazes

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a rare public apology on Friday and cut short a Hawaiian vacation in response to mounting public anger...

Friday, December 20, 2019 1:09 PM

Australian firefighters try to control bushfires ahead of hot days

Firefighters in eastern Australia used easing weather conditions on Sunday to bring bushfires under control ahead of forecast of soaring temperatures...

Monday, December 9, 2019 10:51 AM

Lack of forecast rains to prolong Australian bushfires threat

Official weather forecasts for Australia out on Thursday showed no substantial rains for at least three months, providing grim news as firefighters ba...

Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:42 PM

Australia orders evacuations as firefighters struggle to contain bushfires

Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighter...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:12 PM

'Too late to leave': Australians take shelter from intense bushfires

Tens of thousands of Australians took shelter on Tuesday after authorities warned it was too late for them to leave their homes as bushfires raged acr...

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:01 PM

Two people found dead and 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires

Two people have been found dead, seven are missing and at least 100 homes have been destroyed as bushfires rage across eastern Australia, authorities...

Saturday, November 9, 2019 10:37 AM

Hazardous smoke blankets Sydney as winds fan Australia bushfires

Sydney was wreathed in hazardous smoke on Thursday as strong winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia’s east coast, prompting health warnings...

Friday, November 1, 2019 10:46 AM