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There's a fire in Australia the size of Manhattan – CNN, CNN

There's a fire in Australia the size of Manhattan – CNN, CNN


In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Evacuees board the Royal Australian Navy’s MV Sycamore on January 3 in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee before hot weather and strong winds in the forecast worsen Australia’s already devastating wildfires.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Massive smoke rises from wildfires burning in East Gippsland, Victoria on January 2.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Royal Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presents a posthumous Commendation for Bravery and Service on January 2 to the son of RFS volunteer Geoffrey Keaton, who waskilled battling bushfires, at Keaton’s funeral in Buxton, New South Wales.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage on January 2 behind Lake Conjola.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Cars line up as peopl e evacuate the town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales on January 2.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A satellite image released by Copernicus Sentinel dated December 350 shows bushfires burning across Australia.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A A kangaroo rushes past a burning house in Lake Conjola, Australia, on December 65

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A man tries to defend a property in Lake Conjola on December 65

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In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters hose down trees as they battle against bushfires en ound the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 350, (**********************. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 90, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A burnt-out residence is seen in Sarsfield, East Gippsland, Victoria, on December 90.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

) Children evacuated from areas affected by bushfires play at the showgrounds in the southern New South Wales town of Bega on December 31.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A skycrane drops water on a bushfire burning near houses in Bundoora, Melbourne, on Monday, December

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured this satellite image of the historic bushfires burning across Australia on December

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Tributes for volunteer firemen Andrew O’Dwyer and Geoffrey Keaton are seen at Horsley Park Rural Fire Brigade in Sydney, Australia, on December 30. It’s believed they were killed when their vehicle hit a tree before rolling off the road, theNew South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a statement.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A firefighter battles the Gospers Mountain Fire in Bilpin, New South Wales, on Saturday, December 22.

) In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A charred. bicycle lies on the ground in front of a house destroyed by bushfires on the outskirts of Bargo on December 22.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Fire and rescue personnel monitor a bushfire as it burns near homes on the outskirts of Bilpin on Thursday, December 20

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A property burns in Balmoral on December (********************************.

In photos Bushfires rage through Australia

A *** helicopter drops fire- retardant to protect a property in Balmoral.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Police disperse demonstrators during a climate protest near Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official residence in Sydney, on December 19, during his absence on an overseas holiday, as bushfires burned across the region.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Children swing into the Penrith river during a hea twave in Sydney on December 20

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A landscape of burnt trees is pictured after a bushfire at Mount Weison , in the Blue Mountains, on Wednesday, December 20.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A wallaby flees a fire burning near Mangrove Mountain, north of Sydney, on December 10.

) In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A smoke haze blankets Bondi Beach as the air quality index reaches higher than ten times hazardous levels in some suburbs of Sydney on December (**************************************.

In photos: Bushfi res rage through Australia

People join a guided climb of the Sydney Harbor Bridge as bushfire haze darkens the sky on December 6.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

People are seen wearing face masks to protect against the poor air quality in Sydney on December 5.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A bushfire burns out of control in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales on December 2,

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

An aerial view shows bushfires burning in the Richmond Valley on November 30 ******

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A CFA c rew member rests after a day of maintaining controlled back burns in St Albans, Australia, on November 26.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

An Injured koala receives treatment after its rescue from a bushfire at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 20. The hospital said the fires have “decimated” the area, which is a key habitat and breeding ground for the marsupials. More thankoalas are feared to have been killedby bushfires in NSW, according to animal experts.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters try to protect the Colo Heights Public School on November (*******************************.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Bushfire smoke clouds the sky over the Hawkesbury River in Brooklyn, Australia.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters work on controlled back burns on November (**********************************.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

This satellite image shows wildfire sm oke on November 18.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A man uses a wet towel to help put out flames near the town of Taree on November 18.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters organize their crews prior to working on controlled back burns in Sydney on November 18.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Warren Smith pats his dog after returning to find his house destroyed near Nana Glen on November 18.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Teresa de Ruyter, l eft, and Michelle Wilson embrace after returning to their homes near Nana Glen on November 20.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters battle a spot fire in Hillville on November .

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Residents look on as thick smoke rises from bushfires near Nana Glen on November 14.

) In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks at a screen as he gets a briefing on the bushfire situation on November 19.

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Locals watch the fires impact farmland near Nana Glen on November 14.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A firefighter mops up after a bushfire in the Sydney suburb of Llandilo on November 14.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A fire and rescue team inspects damage around the village of Torrington on November 12

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Andrew Mackenzie surveys the damage to the area around his home in Torrington. His home was spared, but his neighbors’ house was burned to the ground.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Smoke from the Gulf Road Fire fills the air in Glen Innes on November (*************************************.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A sign on a Taree fire station warns of “catastrophic” fire conditions.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A lone joey is pictured on a scorched patch of ground in Torrington on November

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Emergency crews tend to animals on a property in Torrington on November 13

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Burnt trees dot the landscape in Old Bar on November (**************************************.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A firefighter works to contain a bushfire near Taree on November (**************************************.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A helicopter drops water on a bushfire in Old Bar on November 9.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

This aerial photo, taken on November 9, shows bushfires in the northeastern part New South Wales.

In photos: Bushfires rage throu gh Australia

Fires burn in the distance as children play on a beach in Forster on November 9.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A fire rages in Bobin on November 9.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

The remains of a property are seen in Bobin on November 9.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A plane drops fire retardant on a bushfire in Harrington on November 8.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters try to put out a bushfire in Woodford on November 8.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Police knock on the door of a house to warn residents of an out-of-control bushfire near Clumber on November 8.

) In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

A resident hoses smoldering logs as a bushfire burns in Woodford on November 8.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

The sun is seen through heavy smoke as a bushfire burns in Woodford.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Firefighters hose down an area in Woodford.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

Forster residents watch as a water-bombing helicopter flies over a bushfire on November 7.

In photos: Bushfires rage through Australia

In this handout photo from NASA’s Aqua satellite, destructive bushfires are seen off the coast of New South Wales on November 7.

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