Three Fires Merge into Wind-Whipped 'Mega-Blaze' in Australia; Thousands Flee
At a Glance The mega-blaze has burned more than 2,400 square miles on the border of New South Wales and Victoria."If you can get out, you should get out," an official warned.Parts of the southeast coast faced extreme fire threat Friday.Residents described fleeing a wall of flames. Wildfire conditions worsened Friday night in eastern Australia as high winds pushed an out-of-control fire toward towns west of Sydney and whipped up a "mega-blaze" in the Snowy Mountains area. Three fires merged...