Firefighters are battling two bushfire emergencies unfolding on the outskirts of Sydney with residents in parts of the Hawkesbury and south-west of Warragamba Dam told it's time to evacuate if they aren't staying to fight
The Green Wattle Creek fire burning in the Wollondilly area, south-west of Warragamba, has crossed Lake Burragorang and is quickly spreading east towards Nattai and Oakdale. Residents in Nattai are advised to seek shelter as the fire approaches.
Greater Sydney is among nine NSW regions subject to total fire bans on Thursday amid fears many more homes could come under threat from multiple bushfires burning under "severe" fire danger conditions.With about 100 fires burning across the state on Thursday, firefighters have multiple major areas of concern where homes are predicted to come under threat amid rising temperatures and strong, gusty westerly winds.
A spokeswoman for the Rural Fire Service said firefighters are concerned that as weather conditions deteriorate, a cluster of fires burning around the Hunter in "remote, rugged terrain which is difficult for firefighters", could join into a mega-fire.Credit:The Rural Fire Service is predicting the Three Mile fire burning in the Yengo and Dharug national parks, west of Gosford, will spread east on Thursday and may impact on areas between Kulnura and Greengrove.
Meanwhile on the South Coast, residents on the northern side of Batemans Bay were urged to leave by 9am on Thursday if they weren't fully prepared to defend their properties.
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