Australia bushfires: Cooler weather brings respite, situation still volatile
By DW
05 January 2020 |
1:24 pm
Another person has died and hundreds of properties are feared lost after a catastrophic day of bushfires in Australia's southeast. Authorities are hoping milder temperatures will help ease the threat.
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