Dramatic and striking images over thousands of miles.
Hundreds of fires broke out in the Big Island in particular in three states including Victoria.
Thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes and for those who were unable to evacuate in time to find shelter.
The violent winds and a heatwave with temperatures sometimes close to 42 degrees Celsius during the day and 25 degrees at night offer very favorable conditions for bush fires.
These fires chain among Australians wake up the memory of the terrible "Black Saturday" on 7 February 2009, when bushfires killed 173 people and destroyed entire villages in the state of Victoria.
