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Australia fires: timelapse shows huge smoke cloud rising near Canberra – video

Timelapse video shows a cloud of smoke rising behind houses in southern Tuggeranong, near the Australian capital, on Friday.

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The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has declared a state of emergency  as bushfires continue spreading in the south of Canberra, and the Orroral bushfire has grown to 8% of territory’s land mass