Australian state declares emergency due to wildfires
Australia's most populous state New South Wales has declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger.
New South Wales state Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said residents were facing what "could be the most dangerous bushfire week this nation has ever seen".
Fires in the state's northeast have claimed three lives, destroyed more than 150 homes and razed more than 850,000 hectares (3,300 square miles) of forest and farmland since Friday.
