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THREATENING BOTH AUSTRALIA'S PEOPLE AND ITS ICONIC ANIMALS.
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AUSTRALIA'S PEOPLE AND ITS ICONIC ANIMALS. WE GET MORE NOW FROM
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ITS ICONIC ANIMALS. WE GET MORE NOW FROM NBC'S MATT BRADLEY.
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WE GET MORE NOW FROM NBC'S MATT BRADLEY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT
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NBC'S MATT BRADLEY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THESE APOCALYPTIC
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>> Reporter: TONIGHT THESE APOCALYPTIC SCENES HAPPENING
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THESE APOCALYPTIC SCENES HAPPENING ACROSS AUSTRALIA.
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SCENES HAPPENING ACROSS AUSTRALIA. MASSIVE WILDFIRES
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ACROSS AUSTRALIA. MASSIVE WILDFIRES CREATING A STUNNING
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MASSIVE WILDFIRES CREATING A STUNNING RED SKY.
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CREATING A STUNNING RED SKY. THOUSANDS HUDDLING ON
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RED SKY. THOUSANDS HUDDLING ON THE BEACH, DESPERATE
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THOUSANDS HUDDLING ON THE BEACH, DESPERATE TO ESCAPE THE
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THE BEACH, DESPERATE TO ESCAPE THE SCORCHING HEAT FROM
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TO ESCAPE THE SCORCHING HEAT FROM THE FLAMES.
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SCORCHING HEAT FROM THE FLAMES. >> PRETTY EXTREME.
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THE FLAMES. >> PRETTY EXTREME. IT WAS VERY SCARY.
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>> PRETTY EXTREME. IT WAS VERY SCARY. >> EVERYTHING WENT
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IT WAS VERY SCARY. >> EVERYTHING WENT WOOF.
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>> EVERYTHING WENT WOOF. >> Reporter: THESE
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WOOF. >> Reporter: THESE PEOPLE SHELTERED IN A
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>> Reporter: THESE PEOPLE SHELTERED IN A BOUQUET ENVELOPED BY
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PEOPLE SHELTERED IN A BOUQUET ENVELOPED BY SMOKE.
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BOUQUET ENVELOPED BY SMOKE. >> THE CARAVAN TOP
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SMOKE. >> THE CARAVAN TOP BECAUSE THE FIRE IS
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>> THE CARAVAN TOP BECAUSE THE FIRE IS ALONG THE BEACH NOW.
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BECAUSE THE FIRE IS ALONG THE BEACH NOW. >> Reporter:
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ALONG THE BEACH NOW. >> Reporter: OVERWHELMED
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>> Reporter: OVERWHELMED FIREFIGHTERS, MOST OF
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OVERWHELMED FIREFIGHTERS, MOST OF THEM VOLUNTEER, NOW
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FIREFIGHTERS, MOST OF THEM VOLUNTEER, NOW BATTLING SOME 120
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THEM VOLUNTEER, NOW BATTLING SOME 120 SEPARATE FIRES AS
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BATTLING SOME 120 SEPARATE FIRES AS AUSTRALIA CALLED ON
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SEPARATE FIRES AS AUSTRALIA CALLED ON ITS MILITARY TO HELP,
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AUSTRALIA CALLED ON ITS MILITARY TO HELP, EVERY LIVING CREATURE
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ITS MILITARY TO HELP, EVERY LIVING CREATURE SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY.
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EVERY LIVING CREATURE SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY. SMOKE FROM THE BUSH
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SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY. SMOKE FROM THE BUSH FIRES CLOSING IN AS A
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SMOKE FROM THE BUSH FIRES CLOSING IN AS A HERD OF KANGAROOS
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FIRES CLOSING IN AS A HERD OF KANGAROOS DESPERATELY HOP AWAY
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HERD OF KANGAROOS DESPERATELY HOP AWAY FROM THE FLAMES, AND
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DESPERATELY HOP AWAY FROM THE FLAMES, AND AS TEMPERATURES
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FROM THE FLAMES, AND AS TEMPERATURES SOARED, KOALAS FACE
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AS TEMPERATURES SOARED, KOALAS FACE DEHYDRATION.
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SOARED, KOALAS FACE DEHYDRATION. THIS FIREFIGHTER LENLT
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DEHYDRATION. THIS FIREFIGHTER LENLT A HELPING HAND AND
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THIS FIREFIGHTER LENLT A HELPING HAND AND THIS CYCLIST GAVE
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A HELPING HAND AND THIS CYCLIST GAVE WATER TO A KOALA WHO
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THIS CYCLIST GAVE WATER TO A KOALA WHO COULDN'T DRINK ENOUGH.
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WATER TO A KOALA WHO COULDN'T DRINK ENOUGH. >> ANYONE GOT ANYMORE?
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COULDN'T DRINK ENOUGH. >> ANYONE GOT ANYMORE? HE IS THIRSTY.
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>> ANYONE GOT ANYMORE? HE IS THIRSTY. >> Reporter: AS MANY
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HE IS THIRSTY. >> Reporter: AS MANY AS 800 KOALAS MAY HAVE
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>> Reporter: AS MANY AS 800 KOALAS MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED IN NEW
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AS 800 KOALAS MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED IN NEW SOUTH WALES ALONE.
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ALREADY DIED IN NEW SOUTH WALES ALONE. A NATIONAL CRISIS AT
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SOUTH WALES ALONE. A NATIONAL CRISIS AT NEW YEARS.
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A NATIONAL CRISIS AT NEW YEARS. FIREWORKS A MIX OF
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NEW YEARS. FIREWORKS A MIX OF FIRESTORM.
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FIREWORKS A MIX OF FIRESTORM. AUSTRALIA IS UNIQUELY
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FIRESTORM. AUSTRALIA IS UNIQUELY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE
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AUSTRALIA IS UNIQUELY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
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VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS PAST YEAR IT
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CHANGE. THIS PAST YEAR IT RECORDED ITS DRIEST
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THIS PAST YEAR IT RECORDED ITS DRIEST SPRING.
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RECORDED ITS DRIEST SPRING. AND JUST A FEW WEEKS
