Military moves in to help mass-scale evacuation from Australian bushfires 0 SHARES Share it! Fueled by searing temperatures and high winds, more than 200 fires are now burning across the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, threatening several towns. Seven people have been killed in New South Wales state alone since Monday, including a volunteer firefighter, officials said, with one person still missing. The death toll for this year’s fire season is 15 in New South Wales alone. One person has died in Victoria state this week.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 02, 2020 01:30 UTC