ENVIRONMENT_ NSW and Queensland brace for 'catastrophic' fire danger as weather conditions worsen

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NSW and Queensland brace for 'catastrophic' fire danger as weather conditions worsen

Up to 20,000 firefighters in NSW and parts of QLD are bracing for a day of "catastrophic" danger with shocking maps showing the potential spread of devastation.

Sam Clench,Sarah McPhee,Victoria Craw and Alle McMahon
news.com.au
November 12, 2019 1:55AM LIVE
Last updated November 12, 2019 9:14AM AEDT






Australians across New South Wales and parts of Queensland are bracing for a day of "catastrophic" fire danger which will threaten lives and property.


* A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales;
* Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter and Illawarra/Shoalhaven face “catastrophic fire danger”;
* A number of Sydney suburbs are close to bushland and at risk;
* 54 fires burning in NSW, 26 of them uncontained, 13 designated “watch and act”;
* Cool change expected in the early evening, which could see fires change direction;
* 54 fires burning in Queensland, with the blaze at Cobraball still uncontrolled;
* Hundreds of schools across both states closed today.


The NSW Rural Fire Service has warned residents to leave homes immediately in areas facing the greatest danger, taking their pets with them.

The highest level of “catastrophic fire danger” is forecast for the Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney and Illawarra/Shoalhaven regions, while “extreme fire danger” is the warning for the North Coast, Southern Ranges, Central Ranges, New England, Northern Slopes and North Western areas.

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