Koala hospitals fill with victims as Australia’s bushfires rage on

Australia is currently ablaze, with enormous, out of control fires expected to burn across the country for months. Summer doesn’t hit Down Under until December, but this bushfire season is already showing potential to be one of the most devastating in recent years — for humans and wildlife alike.

Six people have been confirmed dead so far, with over 600 homes destroyed and 2.5 million acres burned in NSW alone. Both Sydney and Adelaide are smothered in smoke with residents advised to stay indoors, and a Code Red has been issued for parts of Victoria — the highest bushfire warning level in the state. The last time Victoria declared a Code Red was in 2010. Read more…

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