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Firefighters and members of the army discuss a nearby fire threat at the Burragate, Australia, firehouse. AP photoWorld
Aussie burned in massive inferno caused by wildfires

The fire crisis in Australia has killed at least 26 people, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched an area larger...

11 Jan 2020 3:57 PM IST

A plane drops fire retardent to protect a property during an operation to douse bushfires in Penrose, in Australias New South Wales state on Friday. AFPWorld
Heat, winds escalate fire danger; Australians flee homes

The danger is centered on New South Wales and Victoria, Australia’s most populous states, where temperatures and wind...

10 Jan 2020 4:38 PM IST

The planned killing of the camels comes at a time the country is ravaged by wildfires since November. (Photo: Representational)World
Australia to kill up to 10,000 Camels amid wildfires: Report

The disaster has killed more than a dozen people and caused the displacement or deaths of 480 million animals.

8 Jan 2020 12:48 PM IST

Kamaljeet Kaur and her husband Kanwaljeet Singh have been preparing simple meals of curry and rice for the victims in their Desi Grill restaurant in Bairnsdale in Victoria for the last five days as the bushfire crisis in the country worsened. (Photo: Facebook)World
-'Situation is bad-': Indian couple provides free meals to Australia...

More than 14,000 hectares have been destroyed in South Australia-'s Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island.

5 Jan 2020 1:26 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours a burn out farm Sarsfield, Victoria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. (AP)World
Here’s what Aus firefighters are telling their Prime Minister...

Scott Morrison’s decision to call in military reservists to fight fires goes down poorly

5 Jan 2020 11:12 AM IST

Firefighters battle a fire near Bendalong, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee. (AP)World
In never-before act, Australia calls up military reserves to tackle...

Aus PM: “more boots on the ground, more planes in the sky, more ships at sea”

4 Jan 2020 8:58 AM IST

\Im inclined not to proceed on that visit. There are issues I need to resolve formally when working through issues of that nature. That is my inclination on that issue,\ the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Morrison as saying. (Photo: ANI | File)World
Australian PM -'inclined-' to cancel India visit amid bushfire crisis

Wildfires have wreaked havoc in parts of Australia for months.

3 Jan 2020 8:06 PM IST

This handout photo taken on January 2, 2020 and released by the Royal Australian Navy shows HMAS Choules sailing off the coast of Mallacoota, Victoria, to assist in bushfire relief efforts. Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires as the country braced for a weekend heatwave expected to fan the deadly inferno. (AFP)World
-'Millions of sparks-': Panic in Australia as 200 wildfires ravage...

Thousands urged to flee as authorities undertake largest evacuation effort in Australian disaster history

3 Jan 2020 8:16 AM IST

Smoke and wildfire rage behind Lake Conjola, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (AP)World
Gasoline on a tree: How eucalyptus groves are adding fuel to...

In this Q&A on the science of wildfires Down Under, scientists say climate change effects and the type of vegetation are...

3 Jan 2020 7:31 AM IST

In this still image taken from video, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is confronted by angry residents as he visited a wildfire-ravaged Cobargo, New South Wales, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (Photo: AP)World
Australian PM called ‘idiot-' in fire-hit town

As more than 200 bushfires rage in two states, citizens are angry about Scott Morrison-'s response to the crisis

3 Jan 2020 6:39 AM IST

With the coastal town of Mallacoota ringed by wildfires and the main road in and out of town cut off, residents and holidaymakers were forced to head to the local gymnasium or waterfront as embers swept through the town. (Photo: Social Media)World
‘Blood-red sky, choking dust’: Thousands trapped on Australia...

Australia has been battling huge bushfires, mostly across its east coast, for several weeks.

31 Dec 2019 10:19 AM IST

When asked about a social media post of Thunberg related to the bushfires, Morrison said that he would remain focused on Australias interests. (Photo: AP)World
Morrison rejects Thunberg’s comments linking Australian bushfires...

Without directly referring to Greta, Morrison remained committed to his defence of balancing climate concerns with the...

23 Dec 2019 5:56 PM IST

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