A handout photo taken and received on December 31, 2019 from the State Government of Victoria shows raging bushfires near Bairnsdale in Victoria’s East Gippsland region. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 31, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land.
Handout / STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA / AFP
A handout photo taken and received on December 31, 2019 from the State Government of Victoria shows raging bushfires near Bairnsdale in Victoria’s East Gippsland region. Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on December 31, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land.
Handout / STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA / AFP