Australia's bushfire evacuees prepare for another night on the beaches


  • World
  • Sunday, 05 Jan 2020

A natural color satellite image shows smoke from wildfires burning east of Obrost, Victoria, Australia January 4, 2020. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS.

BATEMANS BAY, Australia (Reuters) - The immediate threat from Australia's devastating bushfires may have eased - at least temporarily - but thousands of people are still living in campsites along the country's east coast, unable to return home.

At the makeshift evacuation centre at the Batemans Bay beachfront on Sunday, children in pyjamas played with pets and families made up beds in cars and trailers as they prepared to spend another night outdoors.

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