In photos: Wildfires wreak havoc in Australia
Australia's wildfires are forcing thousands to flee coastal towns while fire crews continue to battle out-of-control blazes.
People walking to a beach before being evacuated from Mallacoota, Victoria state to HMAS Choules, during the bushfire relief effort on January 3.HELEN FRANK/AFP/Getty Images
People are evacuated from Mallacoota, Victoria on a landing craft to MV Sycamore on January 3.SHANE CAMERON/AFP/Getty Images
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours a devastated farm in Sarsfield, Victoria on January 3.James Ross/The Associated Press
Wreckage of a fire truck on Thursday, January 2 near Lake Conjola, New South Wales state.MATTHEW ABBOTT/The New York Times News Service
A firefighter watches a water bombing helicopter approach as they battle a fire near Bendalong, New South Wales on January 3.Rick Rycroft/The Associated Press
A firefighter covers his face from smoke as he battles a fire near Bendalong, New South Wales, on January 3.Rick Rycroft/The Associated Press
Firefighters battle a fire near Bendalong, News South Wales on January 3.Rick Rycroft/The Associated Press
Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage behind Lake Conjola, New South Wales state, on January 2.Robert Oerlemans/The Associated Press
A swimming pool in the remains of a house destroyed by bushfires is seen just outside Batemans Bay in New South Wales on January 2.PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images
The remains of a house destroyed by a bushfire is seen just outside Batemans Bay in New South Wales on January 2.PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images
Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presents a posthumous Commendation for Bravery and Service to the son of RFS volunteer Geoffrey Keaton at his funeral on January 2. Keaton and another firefighter were killed when their truck hit a fallen tree on December 19.NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE/Reuters