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13 devastating photos of the Australia wildfire aftermath

By Irene Ogrodnik Global News and The Associated Press
Posted October 23, 2013 9:04 am
2 min read
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Australian investigators say a military training exercise ignited one of the major wildfires that have ravaged the nation’s most populous state in the past week.

READ MORE: Military exercise sparked big Australian wildfire

More than 100 fires have killed one man and destroyed more than 200 homes in New South Wales state.

Fire officials say a massive 470-square-kilometre fire near the city of Lithgow, west of Sydney, started at a nearby Defence Department training area last Wednesday.

Below is a look at some heartbreaking and devastating photos of the wildfires in Australia:

Jennifer Schweinsberg and her son David walk around the back yard of their destroyed family home in Sunny Ridge Drive in Winmalee 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Sydney in Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 after a wildfire swept through the street burning it and several other homes on Oct 18, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Jennifer Schweinsberg and her son David walk around the back yard of their destroyed family home in Sunny Ridge Drive in Winmalee 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Sydney in Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 after a wildfire swept through the street burning it and several other homes on Oct 18, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
A dog stands near a home business destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 21, 2013 in Yellow Rock, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A dog stands near a home business destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 21, 2013 in Yellow Rock, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
A home destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A home destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
A home destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 21, 2013 in Yellow Rock, Australia. One man has died and hundreds of properties have been destroyed in bushfires that are devastating the Blue Mountains and Central Coast regions of New South Wales. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A home destroyed by bushfire as seen on October 21, 2013 in Yellow Rock, Australia. One man has died and hundreds of properties have been destroyed in bushfires that are devastating the Blue Mountains and Central Coast regions of New South Wales. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Lyndon Dunlop inspects the remains of of his grandparent’s home of 41 years destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Lyndon Dunlop inspects the remains of of his grandparent’s home of 41 years destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Firefighters mop up after a firestorm swept through a property in Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo)
Firefighters mop up after a firestorm swept through a property in Bilpin, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo).
Leanne Brown and her mother Rosemary Booth inspect the remains of her home following severe bush fires on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Leanne Brown and her mother Rosemary Booth inspect the remains of her home following severe bush fires on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
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Melissa White assists her sister Christie Daschke at her home destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Melissa White assists her sister Christie Daschke at her home destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
A view of Jennifer Schweinsberg’s gutted burnt backyard in Winmalee in the Blue Mountains on October 22, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A view of Jennifer Schweinsberg’s gutted burnt backyard in Winmalee in the Blue Mountains on October 22, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Sue Dunlop sits in the front yard of her home of 41 years which was destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Sue Dunlop sits in the front yard of her home of 41 years which was destroyed by bushfire on October 21, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Water flows from a broken tap at a home destroyed by bush fire as seen on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Water flows from a broken tap at a home destroyed by bush fire as seen on October 18, 2013 in Winmalee, Australia. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
A couple look at a house burnt out by bushfires in Winmalee in Sydney’s Blue Mountains on October 18, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A couple look at a house burnt out by bushfires in Winmalee in Sydney’s Blue Mountains on October 18, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
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