KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has offered to help Australia to combat its deadly bush fire, which has especially escalated in the southeastern part of the country killing at least 23 people.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the assistance includes deploying the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) personnel and assets to help Australian firefighters to put out the devastating bush fires.