Local resident Dave Iredale walks amongst ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state on January 5, 2020. Australians on January 5 counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused "extensive damage" across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24. (Photo/Agencies)
Ash from bushfires washes up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state on January 5, 2020. Australians on January 5 counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused "extensive damage" across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24.(Photo/Agencies)
A seagull walks past ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state on January 5, 2020. Australians on January 5 counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused "extensive damage" across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24. (Photo/Agencies)
A dog sits amongst ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state on January 5, 2020. Australians on January 5 counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused "extensive damage" across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24.(Photo/Agencies)
Local resident Dave Iredale walks past ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state on January 5, 2020. Australians on January 5 counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused "extensive damage" across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24.(Photo/Agencies)
