Bushfires blanket Sydney in smoke ahead of heat surge
30 November 2019 |
11:52 am
Officials advised Sydney residents to stay indoors as parts of Australia's most populous city were covered in smoke from nearby bushfires. Firefighters warned that more hot and windy days were on the way.
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