Weary authorities and residents in NSW are bracing for another day of bushfire destruction, with strong winds and soaring temperatures set to fan flames towards major population centres.
Yesterday, the RFS continued large backburning operations around Sydney and warned residents in several areas to be prepared as conditions deteriorated.
Tom Grant and his wife Rachel built their home near Hill Top, about 115km south-west of Sydney's CBD and 75km from Wollongong, two months ago. They're not taking any chances and evacuated at the weekend after crews warned the Green Wattle Creek blaze was expected to reach the town this week. "We have a three-week-old baby and a one-year-old so our priority was to get them out," Mr Grant said.Almost 900 homes have been razed, and 3.48 million hectares of land has been burnt in NSW so far this fire season.The entire area of East Gippsland — a popular holiday destination — was
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