Emergency crews battling bushfires in Australia are working to contain blazes approaching communities as a heatwave eases.
About 1,000 houses – most of them in the state of New South Wales – have been destroyed, and conditions are expected to worsen after Christmas.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Balmoral in Sydney’s south, where some people have returned to see what’s left of their homes.
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I am just waiting for the news that Sydney burnt down.
I hope the animals escaped the fires, who cares about the houses
The fires didn't even make a dent in the fly population… pity
Dumbest live in Australia their government stat coal mining with Indian company
It will get worse.
Our government is doing everything it can to meet and even exceed it's Paris commitments. The Government's accountants are working through the weekend to complete this important assignment!