Agence France-Presse: Cooler weather Wednesday helped firefighters douse blazes across Australia which have destroyed a handful of homes and killed thousands of livestock, but some 30 still raged out of control.
Shifting winds in New South Wales have caused temperatures to significantly drop. after the state faced one of the highest-risk fire days in its history on Tuesday.
While the mercury topped 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 F) in Sydney on Tuesday, it only touched 25 degrees Wednesday. The Victoria state capital...