Destructive wildfires tamed as Australian heatwave eases: officials (AFP)

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A NASA Earth Observatory photo shows a large plume of smoke spreading southward from a fire (outlined) in Victoria's Gippsland region, Australia, Janauary 30. Wildfires that destroyed at least 28 homes in Australia were coming under control Sunday as a blistering heatwave that claimed dozens of lives eased, officials said.(AFP/NASA/EARTH OBSERVATORY)AFP – Wildfires that destroyed at least 28 homes in Australia were coming under control Sunday as a blistering heatwave that claimed dozens of lives eased, officials said.


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