Forecasts of heavy rain offered hope Tuesday in the months-long battle to contain Australia's unprecedented bushfires, but smoke lifted pollution levels in the nation's second-biggest city to among the worst in the world.

Rain offers hope in Australian bushfire fight

Elephants marched with volunteers and primary school students in Thailand's central Ayutthaya province on Monday (January 13) to raise public awareness of wildlife suffering from raging bushfires in Australia.

Elephants, students, volunteers march to raise awareness of Australia bushfires

The firefighters and volunteers in Australia were given tribute for their efforts in battling against the raging fires across states in Australia. Opera House was illuminated by images of some firefighters who are battling against raging fires in Australia. #WION #Sydney #OperaHouse #AustraliaBushfires

Sydney pays tribute to firefighters by illuminating images on Opera House

Bushfire conditions on Australia's east coast eased on Saturday after a tough night for firefighters, and authorities said they expect to have at least a week of milder weather where they can improve defences against the huge blazes still burning.

Australian bushfires: Firefighters get reprieve after tough night

Wildfires that have raged across Australia for weeks slowed down last week with a cold weather front but many fires still burn and communities across the nation are bracing for a heatwave on January 10. The foreign crews have come as part of swap arrangements which have seen increasing cooperation between the countries during wildfire seasons. Countries like US, Canada and New Zealand have sent their firefighters to help battle the deadly fires. #Australia #AustraliaFires #Bushfires

Your Story: US crew join Australia firefighters

In Australia, the bushfires have already killed over a billion animals. Now, some 10,000 feral camels are being culled for consuming 'too much' water. This decision has come under severe criticism. Details in this report. #Australia #Bushfires #AustraliaBushfires #Camels #Gravitas

Gravitas: 10,000 feral Camels culled for consuming water in Australia

Australia is battling a national emergency. Bushfires have ravaged 10.3 million hectares of land. At least 27 people have died. Over a billion animals are feared dead. But the worst is far from over. Fresh fires are expected in the coming days. Take a look. #Gravitas #Bushfires #Australia #AustraliaBushfires

Gravitas: Bushfire rages on in Australia

Australian authorities on Wednesday sent out alerts and evacuation notices to residents of towns and communities across the states of Victoria and New South Wales, with weather reports suggesting a further increase in temperatures, thereby increasing the risk of bushfires.

Australia: New warnings issued by authorities with rekindled bushfire

Australia's bushfires catastrophe shows no sign of relief. The authorities have issued new warnings of evacuation notices amid fears of huge bushfires in the next few days. Watch report: #Australia #AustraliaBushfires #Bushfires

Australia fires show no sign of stopping, New warnings issued by authorities

Australia's weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned that only a large downpour will halt bushfires sweeping across the country.

Australia weather bureau sees no sign of cooler weather or rain to quell bushfires

The bushfires in Australia show no signs of abating. Satellite images taken on January 7 showed bushfires smoke drifting across Chile and Argentina, some 11,000 km away from Australia's east coast. #WION #Australia #AustraliaBushfires

Australian bushfires smoke travels through South America

Almost 2,000 houses have been confirmed destroyed in Australia's months-long bushfire crisis, as crews prepare frantically for more forecast danger. Temperatures are likely to soar again, fears heightened that two fires could form a new "mega blaze".

Australian 'mega-blaze': 2,000 homes destroyed; military buries 4,000 animals to prevent diseases

Temperatures in Australia have provided some much-needed respite to the Australian bushfires. Some dangerous fire conditions are now being forecasted for the end of the week. Cooling temperatures and calmer winds have now brought some relief to the Australian communities. #Australia #WION #Bushfires #AustraliaBushfires

Much needed respite from bushfires in Australia

Novak Djokovic said Australian Open organisers should consider delaying the first Grand Slam of the year if haze from bushfires raging around the country threatens players' health.

ATP: Novak Djokovic concerned about smoke at Australian Open as bushfires continue to blaze

A dangerous fire flared up in southeastern Australia on Sunday even as cooler conditions elsewhere allowed authorities to begin assessing the damage from heatwave-spurred blazes that swept through two states on Saturday.

New bushfire flares in southeast Australia as damage assessment begins

As 24 people were killed in massive bushfires that caused great damage in Australia, #prayforAustralia trends on Twitter as netizens sought to turn world's attention towards massive crisis.

As 24 die in Australia bushfires, #PrayforAustralia trends in Twitter

Massive bushfires in Australia caused new concerns when the smoke reached neighbouring country New Zealand, forcing people to dial emergency numbers when they spotted orange skies.

New Zealand: People call emergency services after skies turn orange due to bushfires

Bushfires burned dangerously out of control on Australia's east coast on Saturday, fanned by high temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property, as a change in wind conditions merged several large fire fronts.

Fuelled by high temperatures and strong winds, Australian bushfires continues rage

The bushfires ravaging Australia are generating so much heat that they are creating their own weather systems including dry lightning storms and fire tornadoes. On Saturday, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) warned that a fire on the coast was generating its own weather system 287 km (178 miles) south of Sydney.

Australian wildfires developing their own 'weather systems': Authorities

On January 3, the Australian navy started evacuating some of the thousands trapped on the fire-ravaged country's east coast as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW). This has foced as many as 4000 residents and tourists to take shelter on the beaches. #WION #Australia #AustraliaBushfires #NSW #AustralianNavy

Navy comes to aid of thousands trapped in Australia bushfires

Residents and tourists along the New South Wales south coast started evacuations on Thursday (January 2) with authorities declaring a "tourist leave zone" for hundred's of kilometres of the coast.

Thousands evacuate New South Wales south coast ahead of bushfire threat

A major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged seaside towns was under way in Australia on Wednesday after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist spots and rural areas leaving at least eight people dead.

At least 8 dead as Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires

Thousands of holidaymakers and residents risked being stranded in a swathe of Victoria in Australia's southeast as rising temperature and new heatwave continue to fuel bushfires.

Australia: Nearly 30,000 tourists at risk as massive bushfires continue

Catastrophic conditions fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday, with three blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.

Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney's outskirts; one dead in South Australia

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