As strong winds and a heatwave bear down on much of Australia, desperate firefighters are doing all they can to contain a mega-fire.
A megafire burning near the Blue Mountains region of NSW is showing no sign of stopping with emergency services admitting it'll be impossible to kill the blaze before a heatwave hits tomorrow.
Firefighters have been working around the clock to contain bushfires before the worst of the heat hits.More than 2300 firefighters are in the field, desperately trying to contain the fires before the expected worst of the heatwave spreading across the nation hits tomorrow. “Reality is we are doing our best to get as far ahead as we can but they’re not going to be contained before the bad weather hits,” an RFS spokeswoman said.
Daytime temperatures in parts of NSW and the ACT are expected to exceed 40C from Tuesday through to Saturday while in the western half of the state the mercury is set to top 45C.
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