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Australia's authorities declared a state of emergency after a massive forest fire lasted more than two months on Australia's southeastern coast. The number of victims continues to increase, with the prospect of a particularly high risk of forest fires this weekend.

Reporter Kim Do-kyun.

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Fires continue to spread by the fire trucks.

Suddenly, a fire burst into the sky, devouring a fire truck, and the surrounding area was covered with flames.

[Jasper Croft / Fire Crew: Flames rose right next to the window and the sides of the car melted.]

As the roads break, locals and tourists secluded by the beaches continue, and highways around the coast where the evacuation orders are issued become paralyzed by the subsequent evacuation procession.

[Sandy Camp / Nearby: I was just scared of everything. No oil, no electricity. We hung up where we were.]

After more than two months of forest fires, 18 people, including 10 firefighters, have been killed. More than 1,300 homes have been swallowed by the fire, with 5 million hectares burning 80 times the size of Seoul.

The New South Wales government has finally declared a state of emergency, with forecasts that wildfire risks will peak at more than 40 degrees.

There are public opinions that the worst wildfires have occurred due to poor response to climate change, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies climate change impacts from New Year's history.