Tropical Cyclone Blake forms over northern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome…
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Australia and Oceania
Nearly Aus$25 mn raised as Australia reels from bushfire fury
EDEN, Australia (AFP) -- A global appeal to help Australian firefighters tackling catastrophic bushfires raised almost Aus$25 million on…
5 years ago
Power supply fears as troops called to battle Australia bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Andrew Beatty and Glenda Kwek in Sydney Agence France-Presse BATEMANS BAY, Australia (AFP) -- Skies…
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Kyrgios to donate $140 for each ace to help bushfire relief
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Nick Kyrgios has pledged Aus $200 (US$140) for each ace he serves across the Australian summer of…
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Military evacuates fire-hit Australian town
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian military has begun the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a fire-ringed…
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Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
by Holly Robertson SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia authorized the forced evacuation of residents Thursday amid a mass exodus…
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Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Relief supplies began reaching thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged Australian towns Wednesday…
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Thousands trapped on Australia beach encircled by fire
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were trapped on a…
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Tourists at risk as heatwave fuels Australia bushfires
Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of tourists risked being stranded in Australia's south east Monday, as a new heatwave left firefighters…
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Tourists, firefighters flee as new heatwave fans Australia blazes
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse Tourists and firefighters were forced to flee vast fires burning in southeastern Australia on…
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