Firefighters are battling wildfires raging across southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that blistering temperatures and high winds had led to "catastrophic" conditions in some areas. (Jan. 8)
Raw: Wildfires Rage Across Australia
Updated: 01:53:30 PM, Tue 08 January 2013
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