What is happening with the fires?
Temperatures have ±¸¸®Æ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç exceeded 45C in several states this week, fanning bushfires in South Australia and NSW.
The nation may have its all-time temperature ³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® record broken again after it was smashed twice this week. It hit a high of 41.9C (107.4F) on Wednesday.
Of the firefighters' deaths, the NSW Rural Fire ´ä·Ê¶±=´ä·Êǰ ´ä·Ê¶± Çà»ç¶± ±îÄ¡¶± Service said: "This is an absolutely devastating event in what has already been an incredibly difficult day and fire season."