AUSTRALIA-WEATHER-FIRE

AUSTRALIA-WEATHER-FIRE

This undated handout picture provided by New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW Rural Fire Service) on January 8, 2013 shows smoke billowing as a bushfire burns near Green Point in New South Wales. Bushfires raged out of control across Australia’s most populous state on January 8, fanned by intense heat and high winds in “catastrophic” conditions that threatened homes and triggered evacuations. AFP PHOTO / NSW Rural Fire Service —– EDITORS NOTE —- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / NSW Rural Fire Service” NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS —–