Cooler weather brings respite in Australian wildfire crisis

Milder temperatures Sunday brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives and destroying almost 2,000 homes. Saturday was a day of high tension as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned fires in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, forcing thousands to flee and bringing flames to the suburban fringes of Sydney. As dawn broke over a blackened landscape Sunday, a picture emerged of disaster of unprecedented scale.

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