Australia declares fresh state of emergency as 100 fires rage
19 December 2019 |
1:52 pm
The Australian state of New South Wales declared a second state of emergency as over 100 fires continue to rage. Temperatures are soaring in Australia. The state of emergency will last beyond Christmas.
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