Sunday, 8 February 2009

Australia struggles to battle wildfires - 7 Feb 09



Thousands of firefighters and hundreds of volunteers are battling wildfires in southeastern Australia.

In the state of Victoria, dozens have been killed and at least 100 homes destroyed in the blazes.

People are busy trying to protect their homes and to avoid the heat, as the temperature reaches record levels.

Al Jazeera's Jayne Azzopardi reports.

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