

Australian village scorched by wildfires struggles with loss


The iny village of Nerrigundah in southeastern Australia has been among the places hardest hit by the country's devastating wildfires, with about two-thirds of the homes destroyed. A man in his 70s who lived near the village was killed in the disaster — one of the 27 lives claimed by the wildfires, which also have destroyed more than 2,000 homes. Like many small communities in Australia that have been scorched by the wildfires, Nerrigundah will never be the same.