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This satellite photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows wildfires spreading in the area south of Eden and Twofold Bay, shown in black, in New South Wales state of Australia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (Satellite image &#169;2020 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

Danish volunteer firemen to help with Australia wildfires

Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, Australian Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. An Israeli psychiatric panel has determined that Leifer facing dozens of sex-abuse charges in Australia is fit to stand trial for extradition, the Justice Ministry confirmed Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The decision is a major breakthrough in a years-old case that has strained relations between Israel and Australia and upset many members of Australia's Jewish community. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Israel to speed up extradition of woman in sex-abuse case

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Cameron Smith hits from the third fairway during the final round of the Sony Open PGA Tour golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Smith wins Sony Open; Grace takes South African Open

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Sheep graze in a field shrouded with smoke haze near at Burragate, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Wildfires continue to burn after warm dry weather hastened an early fire season in Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Evan Harris rushes around his property preparing to minimize fire impact at Burragate, Australia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, as a nearby fire threatens the area. Thousands of people are fleeing their homes and helicopters are dropping supplies to towns at risk of wildfires as hot, windy conditions threaten already fire-ravaged southeastern Australian communities. The danger is centered on Australia’s most populous states, including coastal towns that lost homes in earlier fires. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

2 Aussie wildfires merge into inferno; man seriously burned

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

A sign is displayed beside a burned out house near Mogo, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, thanking &quot;firies&quot; a colloquial term for firefighters. House after house in affected areas have hung makeshift banners offering thanks to the people they call &quot;firies.&quot; It's a far cry from how many Australians view their leader, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has been widely ridiculed for his response to the disaster. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australians on SE coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, photo, John Mash, right, a fire operations supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Ontario, Canada, works in the situation room at the Rural Fire Service office in Moruya, Australia. The U.S., Canada and New Zealand have sent hundreds of firefighters to Australia to help local crews battle its deadly wildfires. The firefighters have come as part of a reciprocal deal which has previously seen Australians posted in North America. Many of the firefighters have specialized skills such as managing air operations or logistics. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

North Americans adjust to Aussie lingo as they fight fires

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, Australian Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. Leifer is wanted in Australia for 74 charges of sexual assault and the country's request for her extradition has been delayed for years. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Panel: Alleged pedophile wanted by Australia fit for trial

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Cattle graze in a field as smoke rises from burning fires on mountains near Moruya, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The wildfires have destroyed 2,000 homes and continue to burn, threatening to flare up again as temperatures rise. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

A Californian in Australia shares advice from Paradise fire

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours the fire devastated Wildflower farm owned by Paul and Melissa Churchman in Sarsfield, Victoria. Australia’s deadly wildfires have proven to be not just a crisis for the country, but a crisis for the country’s prime minister _ one so grave that some have questioned whether his leadership can survive it. (James Ross/Pool Photo via AP)

Australian PM’s leadership criticized during wildfire crisis

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

US sends more firefighters to help battle Australia blazes

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence on Jan. 6, 2020, HMAS Adelaide is anchored off Eden and is positioned to assist with wildfires. The wildfires have so far scorched an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Maryland. They have destroyed about 2,000 homes. (Able Seaman Thomas Sawtell/ADF via AP)

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In a Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 file photo, Elton John arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Celebrities from Elton John to Chris Hemsworth have each pledged to donate a million to help aid the efforts for the engulfing wildfires in Australia. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Celebs donate millions to help Australia wildfire efforts

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Cate Blanchett arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Well-wishes to Australia sent from Golden Globe stage

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Ashleigh Barty of Australia talks to the media during a press conference ahead of the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Aussie Barty donating Brisbane winnings to wildfire relief

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

A Forest Corporation worker manages a fire hose as he battles a fire near Moruya, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison called up about 3,000 reservists as the threat of wildfires escalated Saturday in at least three states with two more deaths, and strong winds and high temperatures were forecast to bring flames to populated areas including the suburbs of Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Djokovic: wildfires could cause problems for Australian Open

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Smoke from wildfires shrouds a road near Moruya, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison called up about 3,000 reservists as the threat of wildfires escalated Saturday in at least three states with two more deaths, and strong winds and high temperatures were forecast to bring flames to populated areas including the suburbs of Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

US sends veteran firefighters to battle Australia wildfires

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Firefighters drag a hose to battle a fire near Bendalong, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee before hot, windy weather worsens Australia's devastating wildfires. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australian PM calls up reservists as fire threats escalate

By Shonal Ganguly and Steve McMorran - Associated Press