Australia Offers Disaster Assistance After Heat Stokes Wildfires
Flames rise as train lines passing through affected areas is cut off due to bushfires in New South Wales on Dec. 6.
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Australia activated disaster assistance in six areas of New South Wales state after high temperatures and winds stoked wildfires, including one that destroyed a dozen homes north of Sydney.
The NSW Rural Fire Service reported more than 70 blazes around the state on Sunday. There were also fires burning in parts of Tasmania and Western Australia, according fire services in those two states. No deaths have been reported.