Australia's Scott Morrison forces angry local to shake hands during visit to fire-ravaged town

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Other residents heckled the prime minister, who has been criticized for a perceived lackluster response to the crisis.

Beleaguered Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was forced to hastily leave a visit to a fire-ravaged town on Thursday, as local residents furious at his handling of the wildfires crisis unleashed their anger.

Cobargo residents fled advancing fires on Tuesday. Three people in the town were killed while many others lost homes, businesses and farms,reported. The town's main street was left badly damaged, with multiple buildings destroyed. At one point, Morrison held out his hand to a woman, expecting a handshake. When one was not forthcoming, the prime minister took the woman's hand and forced her into one even as she demanded more funding for local services.

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