Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their ...

South-eastern Australia is experiencing one of its worst heatwaves on record as drought lingers and fires burn.

More than 1,000 families in Victoria are being urged to evacuate as bushfires burn across the state and a severe heatwave pushes temperatures in parts of southeast Australia towards 50C.

The second major heatwave in a month could see temperatures rise to 49 deg C in some regions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bushfires across the Australian state of Victoria were destroying homes, forcing evacuations, and burning through vast swathes of bushland, authorities said on Friday. Victoria's Emergency Management ...