Man dies in Australia wildfires
The first fatality in the Australian wildfires has been confirmed. A man was discovered in a burned out car near Seaton in Victoria, around 120 miles east of Melbourne, police said.
Brief respite from heat before temperatures rise again
Record breaking daily temperatures across parts of Australia have caused severe wildfires.
Meteorologists have had to redraw temperature scales and introduce new colours to weather forecasting maps.
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Huge wildfire tears through Australian national park
A huge wildfire has swept through the Warrumbungle National Park in Australia's New South Wales.
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Pictures show family's dramatic escape from wildfires
An Australian family made a dramatic escape from the wildfires by jumping into the sea and clinging onto a jetty for three hours.