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| Firefighters work to contain blazes throughout Australia |
Wildfires are raging through the outback of Australia and gaining strength. Firefighters and officials fear that if fires keep growing, Sydney is in the path of destruction. Due to higher than average temperatures, lower than normal precipitation and high winds, the countryside of Australia has turned into a giant tinder box making conditions the worst in 40 years.
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| Clouds of smoke fill the Sydney skyline |
Hundreds of houses have already been destroyed leading to a declaration of emergency by the government. Mandatory evacuations have been issued in threatened areas while firefighters work diligently to suppress blazes. One firefighter while working to save other houses from flames, lost his own. Only one casualty has been reported while officials say 15 blazes remain out of control.
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