SEVERAL bushfires are raging across Australia’s east coast due to the ongoing severe heat wave.
Fire services warned that bushfires spreading on Australia’s east coast could get worse in the coming days.
A blaze that spread in Northwest Sydney marked the region’s first emergency fire warning in 2 years while firefighters reported battling flames that reached nearly 50 ft high.
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said that strong winds caused the fires to spread rapidly.
Houses are under threat from an out-of-control bushfire expanding in the state.
Authorities in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, have urged people to evacuate while several residents have reported damages to some of their properties.
The rural fire service told residents to protect themselves and avoid being caught in the open in the path of the fire.
Total fire bans have been enforced for multiple regions in New South Wales while dozens of public schools have been closed due to the severe heat.
