Wildfires rage across southeast Australia, with authorities warning of "catastrophic" conditions in some areas.
Wildfires Rage Across Australia
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Wildfire smoke rises from hills behind the village of Numeralla in New South Wales state, Australia, January 8, 2013.
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Smoke rises from the Yarrabin bushfire, burning out of control near Cooma, about 100 kilometers south of Canberra, Australia, January 8, 2013.
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Police Rescue Helicopter crewman Matthew Drumm looks at a wildfire in Dunalley, east of Hobart, Australia, January 5, 2013.
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Houses destroyed by a wildfire are seen in ruins in Dunalley, east of Hobart, Australia, January 5, 2013.