Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia's New Sou...
SYDNEY - Catastrophic conditions fueled massive bushfires across Australia’s New South Wales state on Saturday, with three blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
The heat and strong winds created “catastrophic fire conditions”, the head of fire services in rural areas of NSW state told journalists. Just days out from Christmas, local police warned people to avoid traveling throughout the day as roads would likely close and temperatures would soar.Close to 10,000 emergency personnel would be working across NSW on Saturday. The state’s Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said it was probably the largest emergency deployment ever seen in NSW.A southerly wind change is expected late on Saturday afternoon.
The death followed another fatality in South Australia on Friday, the result of a car crash which sparked a fire.
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