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Saturday, 4 January 2020

When day turned to night: Australian towns are plunged into darkness under thick bushfire smog as the sky turns orange and red from 1,000C flames

[Daily Mail Australia]: Australian towns have been plunged into darkness after a series of violent bushfires covered the sky in thick smog.

Skies along New South Wales' South Coast and East Gippsland in Victoria have turned an eerie red after a series of fires surrounded the areas - forcing thousands of residents to flee.

Conditions are only expected to worsen on Saturday after the national death toll reached 23, when two people were killed in a blaze on Kangaroo Island.

Firefighters are expected to continue battling blazes through the night as more than 300 fires were still burning across Australia on Saturday.

Australia has been devastated by the bushfire season as 1000C flames scorched through five million hectares of land - leaving thousands homeless.

On Saturday in New South Wales, there was 148 fires burning across the state.

Residents in the state were urged to cut down on electricity usage after power supplies from the Snowy Mountains were lost due to fires.

People were told not to use washing machines, dishwashers and to turn off lights if they weren't being used...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...