Jungle celebrity show goes ahead as Australia burns
13 January 2020 |
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Millions of viewers from Germany watched the season launch of "Dschungelcamp," a reality contest filmed near Brisbane, as bushfires raged in Australia's southeast. This time, contestants can't use fire or candles.
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