BREAKING: One person died of cardiac arrest near Batlow last night. MORE TO COME:
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Queen sends her ‘thoughts and prayers’ to fire-ravaged Australia | Sky News AustraliaThe Queen has sent a message of condolence to all Australians amid the bushfire crisis — saying she is “deeply saddened” by the catastrophe and sends her “thoughts and prayers”. \n\n“I have been deeply saddened to hear of the continued bushfires and their devastating impact across many parts of Australia,” she said.\n\n“My thanks go out to the emergency services and those who put their own lives in danger to help communities in need.”\n\n“Prince Philip and I send our thoughts and prayers to all Australians at this difficult time.”\n\nImage: AP
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Man dies defending NSW property from fire | Sky News AustraliaA man died of cardiac arrest while trying to defend a friend’s rural property against a bushfire near Batlow on Saturday night, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed.\n\nPolice say the 47-year-old man went to a nearby ute to retrieve water but didn't return.\n\nThe man's friend found him unconscious in the vehicle and drove until he met police.\n\nThe man died at the scene\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Hottest place on the planet: Penrith hits 48.9 degrees on Saturday | Sky News AustraliaTemperatures soared across the country on Saturday and bushfires ravaged all around the country, but it was Penrith in Sydney’s west which recorded the highest temperature.\n\nAll of the heat in the world was concentrated in Australia on Saturday, and as Penrith hit temperatures of 48.9 degrees celsius, it was officially the hottest place on the planet with the entire top 15 also in Australia.\n\nThe scorching temperatures broke records in Penrith but it was also the hottest recorded temperature for the entire Sydney basin.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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'We're in for a long night' as catastrophic conditions hit NSW's firegrounds | Sky News AustraliaAs wild winds and soaring temperatures hit New South Wales, more than 100 bushfires are still burning with fears more homes have been lost.\n\nPenrith, in Sydney’s west, hit temperatures of up to 50 degrees making it the hottest place on Earth on Saturday, as Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state is in “for a long night”.\n\nSome areas in the state’s south east experienced north-westerly winds of around 100 kilometres per hour gripping the same area which saw 500 homes lost on New Year’s Eve.\n\nNSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said firefighters have been “withdrawn for safety” across many firegrounds.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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110 properties lost as an ADF evacuation in Mallacoota was abandoned | Sky News Australia'Apocalyptic scenes' in Mallacoota in East Gippsland on Saturday as evacuation plans via ADF aircrafts had to be abandoned.\n\nSky News reporter Patrick Murrell said the plans to evacuate those who remain in Mallacoota via Hercules aircraft were abandoned on Saturday with hopes it can be completed on Sunday pending the conditions.\n\nThe situation has improved 'dramatically' in recent hours, Murrell said, as south westerly winds have died down, but there are still concerns for property and lives lost with 110 properties confirmed to have been destroyed.\n\nImage: Getty
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