Three fires spanning two states are threatening to merge into a terrifying 'mega-blaze' as locals are told to urgently flee - but many are defying the orders and staying to defend their homes. Two people are missing in southern New South Wales, one near Bodalla on the South Coast and the other person from Bombala near the Victorian border, Rural …
A devastating 'megafire' tearing through the Blue Mountains has been filmed climbing up 200metre cliffs in the Grose Valley. More than 70 homes have been destroyed by bushfires in South Australia, including this one at Woodside near Adelaide Catastrophic fire conditions gutted the NSW Southern Highlands town of Balmoral for the second time within days Horrific footage from the Blue …
Dozens of fires are still raging on the east coast of Australia after an 'extraordinary' day saw infernos in suburban Sydney - as officials warn the worst is yet to come. The largest inferno, the Liberation Trail bushfire west of Coffs Harbour, covers more 150,000 hectares Wall of flame: A satellite image of the eastern seaboard showed the active fire …
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The NSW Rural Fire Service says two houses have been destroyed and people are trapped in their homes, as an unprecedented bushfire emergency grips the state. The RFS said firefighters were in "uncharted territory" and at the peak of the crisis, a record 17 blazes burned simultaneously at emergency level. RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said parts of the M1 motorway …
