COOMA, Australia — Firefighters battled scores of wildfires Tuesday in southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that hot, dry and windy conditions were combining to raise the threat to its highest alert level.
Wildfires rage across Australia amid searing heat
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 | 4:40 p.m. CST
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