In Pictures: Smoke from bushfires shrouds Sydney

Toxic haze blanketed Sydney on Dec 10, triggering a chorus of smoke alarms to ring across the city, as Australians braced for "severe" weather conditions expected to fuel deadly bush blazes.

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December 10, 2019 at 6:07 PM

A firefighter conducts back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires in the Central Coast, in New South Wales, on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters conduct back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires in the Central Coast, in New South Wales, on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke and haze from bushfires in New South Wales blanket the Central Business District in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Pedestrians wear masks as smoke and haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets the Central Business District in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A wedding near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, enveloped in haze caused by nearby bushfires, on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A notice about cancelled ferry services at Circular Quay in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Tourists under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A sailor climbs the mast of a yacht at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Mark Steketee (right) of Queensland bats during day three of the Sheffield Shield cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Smoke and haze from bushfires in New South Wales hang over Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Thick smoke from wildfires shroud the Opera House in Sydney on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Thick smoke from wildfires seen in Gosford, in New South Wales, on Dec 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Ash from bushfires on Balmoral Beach in Sydney on Dec 7, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Smoke and flames from a back burn, conducted to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires, at the Spencer area in Central Coast, in New South Wales, on Dec 9, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke and haze on Milk Beach in Sydney on Dec 7, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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