Bushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with residents of Abernethy in NSW told it is 'too late to leave'. Fires in Victoria and Tasmania have been downgraded. Follow live.
Bushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with residents of Abernethy in NSW told it is "too late to leave". Fires in Victoria and Tasmania have been downgraded.Gordon Patterson from the Bermagui Chamber of Commerce has told ABC News Channel people are feeling very anxious.
Angela Burford from the NSW Rural Fire Service says fire authorities are preparing for a change in wind direction late tonight."We're not expecting it to be a rapid change in causing havoc but it will change the direction the fire will be influenced."The alert level for the fire at Allandale Street at Kearsley in the Cressnock LGA has been downgraded to Watch and Act as conditions ease.
“My wife and I, we grew up at Loch Sport and currently in Paynesville we're under flood watch, so it would be nice to have the app.”push notificationsIt is now too late to leave, so residents are reminded to seek shelter inside a solid structure to protect themselves from the heat.Continuous rain over 36 hours forecast for parts of Victoriashould fall by Thursday morning – normally enough to extinguish even a major bushfire.
Meanwhile the Loch Sport fire was impacting an area of 600 hectares yesterday which grew to 3,000 hectares overnight."There is a bit of a long journey yet to go, but in terms of protecting community and looking after property due to increasing winds and fire behaviour the risk is certainly rapidly decreasing," he said.Christie Johnson
"We have had some reports, particularly on the Sunday of numreous private burns reignited which saw firefighters respond to, I think as of yesterday, some 220 fires across the East Gippsland area."This is people preparing their properties for the summer season.Issues with Vic Emergency app have been resolved
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