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| Bushfires in Victoria and South Australia threaten homes | Bushfires in Victoria and South Australia threaten homes |
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| Firefighters are battling out-of-control bushfires threatening homes in South Australia and Victoria. | Firefighters are battling out-of-control bushfires threatening homes in South Australia and Victoria. |
| Police have declared a major emergency and told residents that their lives are at risk. | Police have declared a major emergency and told residents that their lives are at risk. |
| South Australia's fire chief said the blazes in the Adelaide Hills, northeast of Adelaide city, were the worst since the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. | South Australia's fire chief said the blazes in the Adelaide Hills, northeast of Adelaide city, were the worst since the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. |
| Those fires left 75 people dead and caused devastation across parts of Victoria and South Australia. | Those fires left 75 people dead and caused devastation across parts of Victoria and South Australia. |
| "At the moment, we have a fire which is extremely dangerous and it is burning under extremely adverse conditions," South Australia fire chief Greg Nettleton was quoted as saying. | "At the moment, we have a fire which is extremely dangerous and it is burning under extremely adverse conditions," South Australia fire chief Greg Nettleton was quoted as saying. |
| "Right at this moment, residents in the Adelaide Hills are being confronted by a fire which hasn't been seen in the hills since the 1983 bushfires of Ash Wednesday," Mr Nettleton said. | "Right at this moment, residents in the Adelaide Hills are being confronted by a fire which hasn't been seen in the hills since the 1983 bushfires of Ash Wednesday," Mr Nettleton said. |
| Crews have also been fighting bushfires in Victoria but all warnings have now been downgraded as a cold front moves into the area. | Crews have also been fighting bushfires in Victoria but all warnings have now been downgraded as a cold front moves into the area. |
| "Hopefully tomorrow and the next few days the fire danger will ease as this cold front passes through Victoria," a spokesman from the area's fire authority told ABC news. | "Hopefully tomorrow and the next few days the fire danger will ease as this cold front passes through Victoria," a spokesman from the area's fire authority told ABC news. |
| 'Incredibly scary' | 'Incredibly scary' |
| So far about five homes have been confirmed destroyed but authorities said that dozens more were feared lost. | So far about five homes have been confirmed destroyed but authorities said that dozens more were feared lost. |
| South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill urged residents in the areas at risk to leave immediately or prepare to stay and defend their homes. | South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill urged residents in the areas at risk to leave immediately or prepare to stay and defend their homes. |
| "If you have decided to stay the fire could become incredibly scary and it could make you change your mind and leave. | "If you have decided to stay the fire could become incredibly scary and it could make you change your mind and leave. |
| "It could be a catastrophic decision to leave late." | "It could be a catastrophic decision to leave late." |
| So far these are the biggest bushfires of the Australian summer, reports the BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney. | So far these are the biggest bushfires of the Australian summer, reports the BBC's Jon Donnison in Sydney. |
| Australia faces such fires every year but environmentalists say global warning is making their occurrence more frequent. | Australia faces such fires every year but environmentalists say global warning is making their occurrence more frequent. |
| The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says the country experienced its hottest year on record in 2013. | The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says the country experienced its hottest year on record in 2013. |
| The 1983 disaster killed more than 70 people in South Australia and Victoria and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. | The 1983 disaster killed more than 70 people in South Australia and Victoria and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. |
| In 2009, the devastating "Black Saturday" wildfires killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Victoria. | In 2009, the devastating "Black Saturday" wildfires killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Victoria. |