(CNN) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he regrets being away on vacation with his family as fires raged across South Australia, resulting in the deaths of three people earlier this week. "If you had your time over again and you had the benefit of hindsight then (you'd) have made different decisions." Morrison was heavily criticized for taking a pre-Christmas trip to Hawaii as thousands of firefighters worked to contain the wildfires. But as prime minister you have other responsibilities," he said at the news conference. More than 105 bush and grass fires continued to burn across New South Wales -- a southeastern state of Australia --- early Sunday, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service .

Source: CNN December 22, 2019 05:48 UTC