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Large forest fires continued on Australia's southeastern coast for more than two months, and Australian authorities declared a third emergency. The number of victims continues to increase, with the expectation that the risk of forest fires will peak, especially 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 declared a third emergency after four days of high temperatures and strong winds predicted that the risk of forest fires would peak.

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.