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Panorama

Australia Burning

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One West MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Thirty-four people died in Australia last year as the worst bush fires in living memory swept across the country. An area roughly the size of England was devastated and thousands of homes were destroyed. A year on, Panorama hears from the people living in the path of the fires and the firefighters who risked their lives to save them. And as this year’s fire season gets underway, Clive Myrie asks if these levels of destruction are to become normal. Show less

Contributors

Reporter:
Clive Myrie
Executive Producer:
Alison Priestley
Producer:
Sashka Koloff

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