by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A water-bombing plane was missing and feared to have crashed in Australia’s southeast on Thursday, as firefighters battled a new outbreak of bushfires whipped up by scorching temperatures and strong winds. At least seven blazes were declared emergencies, including one in the Snowy Monaro region, where authorities lost contact with the firefighting aircraft. “Local ground crews indicate the aircraft may have crashed,” the New South Wales Rural Fire […]