Australia issues new evacuation alerts as monster bushfires regenerate

* Scorched area the size of South Korea, cities covered in smoke* Prime minister pleads with tourists not to be deterred by fires

"Don't get complacent from the rain we have had recently," Victoria Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville said in a televised briefing, referring to several days of cool weather that has allowed firefighters to strengthen containment lines around blazes that have been burning for months. Authorities have said the blazes will continue to burn, posing extreme danger at times of high temperatures and winds, until the country experiences significant rainfall.

Many towns were without power and telecommunications and some were running low on drinking water supplies. Smoke has blanketed Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, and drifted as far as South America. * The majority of the fires that have devastated much of Australia's east coast occurred in New South Wales, where 1,870 homes have been destroyed so far, authorities said.

* Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged A$2 billion to a newly created National Bushfire Recovery Agency.

Jimparedes Am so sorry about the apocalyptic situation in Australia and the loss of habitats and wildlife.... if we are not careful, all of us, all over the world would experience the same fate.

Jimparedes this is just sad 😐

People who oppose prescribed burn or brush clearing are monsters. Like the people who oppose trimming trees around power lines that result in massive blackouts when storms eventually bring them down.

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