Australia | After weeks of burning, "devastating" bushfires declared contained in New South Wales

An Australian fire service announced Thursday that all wildfires in the state of South Wales were contained after weeks of firefighters' efforts to battle the blazes.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service tweeted early Thursday that the turning point marked the beginning of the end of what was "a truly devastating fire season for both firefighters and residents."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/482907-australian-fires-declared-contained-after-devastating-season

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