Strong winds fanned around 60 fires still ablaze across New South Wales (NSW) state and officials said smoke that stretched across Sydney was measured at 10 times above hazardous levels in some parts of the city.
It's so sad what happens to the wildlife when things like this break out. This poor little guy hopefully will now be okay.
A woman risked her safety to rescue a badly burnt and wailing koala from an Australian bushfire, Tuesday, November 19, in New South Wales. Blessings to her.
Wildfires have destroyed about 1 million hectares of farmland and bush over the past couple of weeks, fueled by tinder-dry conditions after three years of drought that experts say has been exacerbated by climate change.