Thousands of people have fled to beaches in Australia as the country's most devastating bushfire season worsened today.
Some 4,000 people were forced to take shelter on the beach in the holiday town of Mallacoota, in the state of Victoria, as blazes threw embers towards homes and the sky glowed red.
Further north in New South Wales, a father and son died in the early hours of Tuesday defending their home in Cobargo.
There are now 12 deaths linked to the crisis.
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