Australian bushfires

New Delhi: A photo of Australian army soldiers feeding and cuddling rescued koalas is doing the rounds on the Internet. Many servicemen and women were captured taking care of the koalas, wrapped in blankets. The Australian Army shared…

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday acknowledged that his government had made mistakes in handling the destructive bushfires sweeping the country and for which he has received heavy criticism. "There are things I…

Sydney: Rain on Friday brought much-needed relief for firefighters battling the raging bushfires in South Australia, after a night that authorities have described as "brutal". Firefighters were continuing to battle out of control…

Canberra: The owners of an Indian restaurant in Australia were giving out free meals to those affected by the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria, one of the worst hit, a media report said. Kanwaljit Singh and his wife…

Sydney: The Australian Navy on Friday began sea evacuations of thousands of people trapped by bushfires which have been burning out of control in the southeast of the country and killed at least 19 people since they started in September.…

Sydney: Catastrophic bushfires destroyed some 100 houses in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) over the weekend, with one small town described by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as "all but wiped out". Particularly hard hit was…

Sydney: More than 70 bushfires continued to burn across two states in Australia on Sunday, where at least three people have been killed and four were missing, despite the efforts of around 1,300 firefighters. The wildfires have mainly…