Wildfires Ravage Southern Australia
![Firefighters spray foam on smoldering bush to help reduce reflash fires after a blaze swept through Faulconbridge, west of Sydney, Oct. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79396DE3-B1BA-4AD9-BC25-06FC96202C4F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters spray foam on smoldering bush to help reduce reflash fires after a blaze swept through Faulconbridge, west of Sydney, Oct. 24, 2013.
![Rural Fire Service frefighters take a break after trying to extinguish a fire approaching homes near the Blue Mountains suburb of Faulconbridge, west of Sydney, Oct. 24, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6C102ACA-E6D5-4DE1-8AF1-27136F7E7766_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rural Fire Service frefighters take a break after trying to extinguish a fire approaching homes near the Blue Mountains suburb of Faulconbridge, west of Sydney, Oct. 24, 2013.
![Firefighters control flames during hazard reduction in Bilpin, Australia, Oct. 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10FE5F4C-C155-40FD-82ED-41E8F43E3130_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters control flames during hazard reduction in Bilpin, Australia, Oct. 23, 2013.
![A female Rural Fire Service firefighter walks through a burnt area after trying to extinguish a small fire approaching homes near the Blue Mountains suburb of Blackheath, west of Sydney, Oct. 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91114971-9E29-4AB3-B6E6-C0B9E2075082_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A female Rural Fire Service firefighter walks through a burnt area after trying to extinguish a small fire approaching homes near the Blue Mountains suburb of Blackheath, west of Sydney, Oct. 23, 2013.