AUSTRALIA'S CATASTROPHIC 2019/20 BUSHFIRES SEASON:
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NSW
* 20 people dead
* 126 fires continue to burn with 59 uncontained
* More than 5.2 million hectares burned - equal to the metro areas of the five mainland state capitals
* 1687 homes confirmed destroyed, more than 3300 outbuildings and 168 facilities razed
VICTORIA
* Three people dead
* 12 bushfires burning in the Gippsland, northeast and alpine regions
* More than 1.2 million hectares burnt
* More than 200 homes confirmed destroyed with total expected to rise
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* Three people dead
* Six fires burning on Kangaroo Island
* More than 274,000 hectares burnt
* 161 homes confirmed destroyed, along with 413 sheds and outhouses
QUEENSLAND
* 19 bushfires across the state
* 2.5 million hectares burnt
* 48 homes confirmed destroyed
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
* 32 bushfires burning in the Goldfield-Esperance region, Wheatbelt, Pilbara, Perth region and southeast
* 2.2 million hectares burnt
* One home confirmed destroyed
TASMANIA
* 5 bushfires burning across the state's north, east and south
* More than 34,000 hectares burnt
* Two homes confirmed destroyed
ACT
* No fires burning
NORTHERN TERRITORY
* No bushfires burning
* Five homes confirmed destroyed
Australian Associated Press