US sends additional support to Australia to help battle apocalyptic wildfires originally appeared on abcnews.go.comWildfires raged on Saturday in Australia, choking the sky with smoke, forcing thousands to flee and prompting the U.S. to send more fire personnel to help battle the blazes. PHOTO: Remains of a burnt-out property that was impacted by a blaze in late December 2019 is seen at Bruthen South, Victoria, Australia, Jan. 4, 2019. (AAP Image via Reuters)Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Southern Australia have also battled wildfires. PHOTO: Thick plumes of smoke rise from bushfires at the coast of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, Jan. 4, 2020. Without a doubt, horrific," Cheyne Flanagan, director of Koala Hospital in New South Wales, told ABC News in an interview Thursday.

Source: ABC News January 04, 2020 16:07 UTC