Tag: Catastrophic Conditions
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AT LEAST A DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN TUESDAY’S FIRES
The NSW RFS says conditions were as bad as they were predicted to be on Tuesday, with at least a dozen homes in the Hunter and North Coast damaged or destroyed by 70-odd out-of-control bushfires. The Liberation Trail fire north west of Coffs Harbour is more than 150,000 hectares in size and near the communities…
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‘CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS’ | BUSHFIRE UPDATES – LIVE
FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION VISIT THE RFS WEBSITE IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CONTACT 000 FIRES: MORE THAN 60 TOTAL BLAZES ARE BURNING ACROSS THE STATE. MANY ARE YET TO BE CONTAINED. Four lives have been lost since Friday and the Rural Fire Service NSW has confirmed more than 250 homes have been destroyed.…
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‘CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS’ | HORROR BUSHFIRE SEASON CONTINUES
FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION VISIT THE RFS WEBSITE IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CONTACT 000 Three people have died and at least 150 homes have been destroyed in a tragic week across northern New South Wales. More than 60 bushfires continue to burn between the mid-north coast and the Queensland border, with at least 100…
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‘CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS’ | SITUATION ‘NOT SEEN IN 40-YEARS’
FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION VISIT THE RFS WEBSITE IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CONTACT 000 Residents across much of the state are preparing for another horror day of bushfire conditions on Tuesday, with ‘catastrophic’ warnings expected in the Hunter, Greater Sydney, and Illawarra Shoalhaven regions. “Catastrophic is the highest level of bushfire danger. Homes…
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‘CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS’ | A GUIDE TO SAFE TRAVEL
LATEST ON ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO BUSHFIRES – check www.livetraffic.com for the latest information. Tuesday 10am • The Oxley Highway remains closed between Walcha and Long Flat Putty Road is closed between Colo and Milbrodale • Thunderbolts Way is closed between Nowendoc and Barrington Village. • Nowendoc Road is closed • Old Glen Innes Road…
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DEATH TOLL RISES, DOZENS INJURED IN FIRES
A third person has died as a result of the bushfires, and has been identified as 63-year-old Julie Fletcher. She was found in a burnt-out home at Johns River, north of Taree. It’s understood Julie was attempting to leave her home, but became trapped. Five other people reported missing were found this morning. Glen Innes…