Australian authorities advise nearly a quarter million people to 'Get out' ahead of heat wave

Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds were expected to fan deadly bushfires across the east coast.

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