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Australia fires: thousands take refuge on beaches and boats as deadly flames rip through towns | South China Morning Post

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December 31, 2019, was one of the worst days in Australia’s months-long bush fire crisis, as thousands were forced to take refuge on beaches while deadly flames ripped through towns in the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria.

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