Bushfires worsen in Australia Photogallery

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Authorities have warned that hotter weather and increased winds are expected and are preparing for the conditions to worsen. (BCCL)

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A firefighter hoses to control flames near houses at Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Sydney, Australia. (BCCL)

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A firefighter hoses a tree as they work to contain fires from a resident's backyard at Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains on October 22, 2013.

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The remains of a possum can be seen on the edge of a water tank after a bushfire passed through the area in the Blue Mountains suburb of Winmalee.

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The remains of a home that was destroyed by a bushfire can be seen behind a real estate sign in the Blue Mountains suburb of Winmalee. (BCCL)

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A burnt out boat sits in front of a house destroyed by bushfires in Winmalee in Sydney's Blue Mountains on October.

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Resident Catherine Hubbard stands in the burnt out ruins of her house destroyed by bushfires in Winmalee in Sydney's Blue Mountains.

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