But he has been criticised for going on leave as intense blazes burned across the country.

The Prime Minister has been criticised for deciding to take leave as intense blazes burned across the country.

Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade.

But as climate change fuels increasingly frequent and intense blazes, any plan that relies on keeping forests healthy could be frustrated.

Intense blazes north-east of Adelaide are the worst in the area for more than 30 years.