Tourists, firefighters flee as new heatwave fans Australia blazes

By THE MANILA TIMES

Dec 30, 2019 4:40 pm

SYDNEY: Tourists and firefighters were forced to flee vast fires burning in southeastern Australia on Monday, as a heatwave rekindled devastating bush blazes across the country.

Authorities said 'quite a number' of the 30,000 tourists visiting the usually picturesque southeast tip of the continent had heeded calls to evacuate.

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