Wildfires Scorch Australia
Houses destroyed by a bushfire are seen in ruins in Dunalley, in Australia’s island state of Tasmania. (Photo: Chris Kidd/REUTERS)
Australia's southeastern region is suffering from soaring high temperatures and hundreds of scattered bushfires that are burning thousands of acres of forests and farmland.
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