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A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday in Australia's state of Victoria, raising the death toll from this season's devastating bushfires to 28.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that his government would consider opening a commission of inquiry into the blazes, amid sustained criticism of his handling of the crisis.
Vets and volunteers treat a koala at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia, January 10, 2020. /Reuters photo
Some 25,000 koalas feared dead, a total of one billion animals could have been affected by the fires according to experts' estimation.
Smoke rises from a fire at the Adaminaby Complex near Yaouk, New South Wales, Australia January, 11, 2020. /Reuters photo
About 10 million hectares of land had been burned across Australia in this bushfire season. /Reuters photo
Protesters demonstrate against the Australian government's inaction over climate change despite the bushfires crisis, outside the Australian Embassy in London, Britain, January 10, 2020. /Reuters photo
A sulphur-crested cockatoo sits among burnt trees at Kosciuszko National Park in Providence Portal, New South Wales, Australia, January 11, 2020. /Reuters photo