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Open Image ModalA firefighter hoses to control flames near houses at Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalLyndon Dunlop stands by his father as they inspect the damage to his grandparent's home of 41 years destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSmoke and ash from wildfires burning across the state of New South Wales blankets a cruise ship in Sydney Harbour on October 17, 2013. (GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA firefighter hoses to control flames near houses at Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalResidents evacuate with some belongings following a nearby bushfire in Springwood in the Blue Mountains on October 23, 2013. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA helicopter drops water to douse bushfires along the Linksview Road near Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains on October 23, 2013. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFirefighters get ready to handle the situation following a bushfire near Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains on October 23, 2013. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFirefighters mop up and check for reflash after a firestorm swept through a property in Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Scores of Australians evacuated their homes in mountains west of Sydney on Wednesday as intensifying winds fanned wildfires and grounded the helicopters that were fighting them. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA burnig tree falls during a mop-up by firefighters after a firestorm swept through a property in Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalIn this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, smoke rises from a wildfire near Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Winds that were fanning wildfires and showering embers on threatened communities eased late Wednesday, after scores of Australians evacuated their homes in mountains west of Sydney. (AP Photo/NSW Rural Fire Service) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalFirefighters control flames during hazard reduction in Bilpin 75 kilometers (46 miles) from Sydney in Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalFirefighters mop up after a firestorm swept through a property in Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalFirefighters control flames during hazard reduction in Bilpin 75 kilometers (46 miles) from Sydney in Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalIn this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, smoke rises from a fire near Lithgow, west of Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/New South Wales Rural Fire Service) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalIn this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service the remains of a structure are in a crumpled pile after a wildfire destroyed the building, at an unknown location in Australia, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/New South Wales Rural Fire Service,) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalIn this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, smoke rises from a fire near Springwood, west of Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/New South Wales Rural Fire Service) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA general view of play during the Ryobi Cup cricket match between the South Australian Redbacks and the Western Australia Warriors at Drummoyne Oval on October 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA general view of play as the skyline is shrouded in smoke during the Ryobi Cup match between the South Australian Redbacks and the Western Australia Warriors at Drummoyne Oval on October 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalSmoke and ash from wildfires burning across the state of New South Wales blankets Sydney Harbour in this photo taken from the Sydney Opera House on October 17, 2013. (GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalA general view of play during the Ryobi Cup cricket match between the South Australian Redbacks and the Western Australia Warriors at Drummoyne Oval on October 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Tony Abbott attends a bushfire briefing with federal member for Macquarie Louise Markus, RFS incident controller David Jones and RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)