Wildfires

Bushfires Near Sydney, Australia

The bushfire season has come early to Sydney, with out-of-control fires scorching the city's west.

The major threat remains the fire burning at Winmalee in the Blue Mountains.

Three other fires at Castlereagh, Windsor and Marsden Paark have now been downgraded but still burn out of control and could pose a threat to property.

Two homes have been lost and eight firefighters have had to seek medical treatment.

California - USA

Two new wildfires begin in California. Both blazes are burning out of control and authorities ordered evacuations.