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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Australia hit by deadly bushfires

Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
Fire crews fight a bush near to Labertouche, east of Melbourne Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex Features
Australia wildfires
Volunteer firefighters Simon and Laura Gurney stand in the ruins of their house in Darlimurla, south Gippsland, Victoria Photograph: Aaron Francis/AFP/Getty Images
Australia wildfires
A fire crew monitor the flames in Victoria's Bunyip state forest Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Australia wildfires
A firefighter takes a break in the Bunyip state forest, east of the Victorian capital, Melbourne Photograph: Andrew Brownbill/EPA
Gallery Australian fires: A fire truck moves away from an out of control bushfire
A fire truck moves away from out of control flames in the Bunyip state forest Photograph: AP
Australia wildfires
Flames ravage the Bunyip state forest Photograph: Andrew Brownbill/EPA
Australia wildfires
People watch the fire in the Bunyip state forest Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Australia wildfires
The burnt remains of a car in Boolarra Photograph: Luis Ascui/Getty Images
Australia wildfires
A volunteer firefighter rests near Labertouche in the Gippsland of Victoria Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Australian fires: Burnt trees outside Kinglake
A scene of devastation outside the town of Kinglake Photograph: Mark Smith/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Australian fires: Firefighters are engulfed in smoke as they battle a bushfire
Firefighters battle a bushfire as it approaches Peats Ridge Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Australian fires: A firefighter surveys the damage from a bushfire
A firefighter surveys the damage caused by fires near Peats Ridge Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Australian fires: Burnt out houses smolder at Kinglake
The twisted remains of houses in the town of Kinglake, north-east of Melbourne Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
A resident walks through a haze of smoke and flame near residential areas of Drouin Photograph: T Carrafa/Newspix / Rex Features/Rex Features
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
Huge plumes of smoke from burning bush east of Melbourne Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix / Rex Features/ Rex Features
Gallery Australian bushfires: A burnt out house and a car at the township of Kinglake
A burnt house and a car at Kinglake, north-east of Melbourne Photograph: AP
Gallery Australian bushfires: A fire truck is the last line of defence for Drouin homes
A fire truck in Drouin as the flames approach Photograph: T Carrafa/Newspix/Rex Features
Gallery Australian bushfires: Buildings and vehicles destroyed at Kinglake
Destroyed buildings and vehicles at Kinglake Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP
Gallery Australian bushfires: CFA vounteers hose down embers at the Yarra Glen railway station
Volunteers hose down embers at Yarra Glen railway station Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Gallery Australian bushfires: Davina Derrick watches her neighbours house burn in Drouin
Davina Derrick watches as a house burns in Drouin Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix/Rex Features
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
A fire engine drives away from flames burning near Labertouche, east of Melbourne Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex Features
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
Fires blaze on a mountainside in Strathewen, part of the King Lake national park Photograph: G Richardson/Newspix/Rex Features
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
A helicopter drops water on a fire at Labertouche Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex Features
Gallery Australia bushfires: Australia bushfires
Jason, Keith and Elizabeth Adams watch the raging fires near their livestock. The family sought shelter near a dam in Labertouche Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex Features
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