Pictured: the dramatic moment a family fleeing Australia's wildfires shelter in the water to escape the flames »

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These stunning pictures of five young children and their grandmother huddled together under a jetty in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley were captured by their grandfather Tim Holmes. The family was forced to stay in the water for several hours as homes around them were razed to the ground. The pictures, taken on 4 January have just been released Source Main page (current trends)

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