The devastation of Australian bushfires in pictures

Nov 8, 2019

A record number of emergency-level bushfires are raging across two states. Image: REUTERS/Shane Chalker

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Smoke fills the sky in Port Macquarie. Image: REUTERS/Mireya Reyes

An Air-crane water bombing helicopter drops water on a bush fire in Harrington.

Image: AAP Image/Shane Chalker via Reuters

NSW Rural Fire Service and Rescue NSW personnel conduct property protection as a bushfire burns in Woodford NSW, Australia, November 8, 2019.

Image: AAP Image/ DanHimbrechts via Reuters

Smoke with orange tint blanketing skies and orange hues are seen from a kitchen window in Port Macquarie, Australia, November 8, 2019. Image: Laura Begbie via Reuters

A resident hoses smouldering logs as a bushfire burns in Woodford NSW, Australia, November 8th, 2019. Image: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts via Reuters

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