WA FIRES: A major highway south-west of Perth remains closed due to heavy bushfire smoke. Campers and residents in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park have been evacuated as the blaze continues. 9News MORE:
Anybody who sees him is urged not to approach, but to contact police immediately on 131 444.
DFES Assistant Commissioner Rick Curtis said the weather conditions were becoming more mild, but the fires were both "very much ongoing". "With the support of the NSW Rural Fire Service, with the large air tankers, it's made a massive difference.""[The] situation in this area is extremely serious. A number of properties are under threat," WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said yesterday.He is urging residents to enact their bushfire survival plans immediately.
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