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(1/10) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for holidaying in Hawaii during the country’s bushfire crisis #Australianbushfires bbc.in/2EC3of4

(2/10) Here’s why the PM’s trip has caused such outrage #Australianbushfires
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(3/10) The bushfires have killed eight people and destroyed 700 homes - and insurers have already received claims worth around $165m #Australianbushfires
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(4/10) Haunting images emerging from Australia show the scale of the damage after weeks of devastating blazes.

Below, two firemen watch a bushfire from a town southwest of Sydney #Australianbushfires
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(5/10) Firefighters Andrew O’Dwyer and Geoffrey Keaton died yesterday when their fire truck was struck by a falling tree in New South Wales #Australianbushfires
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(6/10) Many homes were lost in the Green Wattle Creek Fire, southwest of Sydney #Australianbushfires
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(7/10) Catastrophic fires are also raging in South Australia, with crews battling the flames in the Adelaide Hills #Australianbushfires
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(8/10) Last month, a water-bombing helicopter was pictured trying to extinguish bushfires in Harrington, NSW #Australianbushfires bbc.in/38ZDiAX

(9/10) Sydney has been blanketed by hazardous haze, with hundreds treated for breathing problems and one analysis estimating the disruption could cost the city as much as $35m a day #Australianbushfires
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(10/10) Australia has endured record temperatures this week with a national average of 41.9°C.

Last month, scientists warned of the potential effect of climate change on the fires, with no sign of an end in sight #Australianbushfires
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