| Reuters: Australian firefighters fear dozens of bushfires in remote mountains in the southeast could join up to form major fire-fronts, driven by hot weather in the drought-plagued region. Nearly 2,000 firefighters battled more than 50 blazes in rugged, inaccessible mountains of Victoria state as temperatures rose above 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). "We are headed for probably the worst fire summer period we have ever had in Victoria. We don't expect these fires to go ... |
