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Scores of homes razed, one dead in Australian bushfires

January 11, 2026 admin

An aerial firefighting aircraft conducts a water drop over a fire near Creightons Creek, Victoria, Australia on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said on Sunday (January 11, 2026), as they confirmed the first death from the disaster. Temperatures soared past 40°C as a heatwave blanketed…

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Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

January 10, 2026 admin

Smoke from the Longwood bushfire rises above a property between Seymour and Yea, as out-of-control fires burn across Victoria, Australia, January 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday (January 10, 2026) after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country’s southeast. Temperatures soared…

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