![Mark Tregellas's daughter takes in the scene after Australia's worst-ever bushfires tore through her hometown of Mallacoota over the New Year [David Cairn/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/9faaed13c38245b0926b901a3c663b13_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
As inquiry into last year’s bushfires prepares to report, those who lost everything hope others do not suffer same fate.
![A kangaroo is seen in bushland surrounded by smoke haze early morning in Canberra, Australia in January this year. This month, a royal commission of inquiry was opened into the fires [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3b0ff52dc52242449924e438975f3427_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
People who lost nearly everything as fires tore through vast tracts of Australia say they are still waiting for help.
![Cracked fields are now a common sight in the Mekong Delta [Zoe Osborne/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/96077fcf299f45ada0e2d5f29bc116d2_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Farmers suffer huge losses and communities struggle amid high levels of seawater intruding into the freshwater delta.