Australia’s east coast continues to witness heavy rainfall on Sunday and water continues to cause destruction across the region. In Sydney’s northwest, many people had to flee their homes in the middle of the night to avoid the heavy downpour.

Heavy rainfall continues to batter Australia; parts of Sydney evacuated

Firefighters in Australia held a minute's silence on Friday for three US colleagues killed in a plane crash as investigators began scouring the accident site in remote bushland.

Australia mourns US firefighters as probe into plane crash begins

A mural of koala bear wearing headgear of a firefighter and holding the hose of a fire fighting steel pipe sprinkling water with a note of thanks has been painted by graffiti artists in Hosier Lane, Melbourne.

Graffiti artists pay tribute to Australian firefighters

Local community members delivered hundreds of Christmas presents to volunteer firefighters and people who recently lost their homes to bushfires on December 24 in New South Wales. Volunteer firefighter Andrew Johnson was brought to tears when he received the gifts. On the other hand four generations of Britain's royal family were filmed getting into festive spirit on December 22 by preparing Christmas treats to support the Royal British Legion.Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George set up shop in the music room at Buckingham Palace to make a special Christmas pudding as part of the British Legion's "Together at Christmas" initiative. #AustraliaBushfires #Christmas #Queen #RoyalChristmas

Christmas presents for Australian firefighters, Royal baking session on Christmas