Chaos on NSW South Coast amid rush to evacuate nswfires
Long queues formed outside supermarkets and petrol stations as stranded residents and tourists attempted to stock up or get out on Wednesday. About 50,000 residents on the South Coast were without power. Some towns did not have access to clean drinking water.
Emergency services plan to visit caravan parks and encourage people to leave to both ensure the safety of visitors and reduce strain on local resources amid the interruption to power and other services.Several petrol stations were unable to pump fuel due to power shortages, putting more pressure on those that could.
A man’s body was found in a car a few kilometres off the highway at Yatte Yattah, eight kilometres from Lake Conjola on the South Coast, about 7.30am on Wednesday, and a 70-year-old man was found dead outside his home in the same town on Tuesday night.The body of another man who is yet to be identified was discovered in a vehicle at Sussex Inlet. Ambulance officers confirmed that another body had been found at Coolagolite, about 10 kilometres east of Cobargo.
Meanwhile, conditions on Saturday are expected to be at least as hazardous as those on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to reach into the 40s and wind speeds of 50 to 60 km/h. Deputy Commissioner Worboys said authorities faced a "complex and difficult" task in returning power and telecommunications to the area and re-opening the roads while fires still circled the area.Loading
There are also fears that the fires that devastated north-eastern Victoria could threaten homes south of Eden, near the Victorian border, at the end of the week.
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