Bushfires threaten homes in Sydney as Australia faces heatwave

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    For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-11-30/Bushfires-threaten-homes-in-Sydney-as-Australia-faces-heatwave-VQxOrGvWjS/index.html Fires are threatening a residential area in Sydney, forcing some people to flee as bushfires are burning across New South Wales (NSW) state. The temperature had already hit a scorching 30 degrees Celsius by 4:30 a.m. on November 29, before reaching above 40 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day. A number of blazes broke out Sunday, including one on Sydney’s western outskirts that the NSW Fire and Rescue Service said damaged a property.

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