BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Audio slideshow: Fleeing the flames

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Audio slideshow: Fleeing the flames: "The bushfires raging across large areas of south-eastern Australia have destroyed entire towns and devastated local communities. Many people perished in their cars as they tried to drive to safety.

Here - accompanied by some graphic images and the sound of the strong winds that have been fanning the flames - eyewitnesses describe how they escaped, but how others were not so lucky."