Bushfires continue in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia this morning even though conditions started to ease last night.
Several alerts remain in place for Queensland.
It comes after a horror few days which saw firefighters battle an “unprecedented” number of emergency level fires on multiple fronts.
"NSW and Qld fires: Residents told to leave as fires flare up in parts of Queensland" https://t.co/c6YetbLp6I
— 큐 (@jadechangmin) November 13, 2019
At 10 o'clock last night, there were 69 fires burning across NSW with 14 Watch and Act alerts.
Over 1000 firefighters remain in the field to protect properties.
Conditions are expected to worsen over the weekend.
#gospersmountain #NSWRFS #nswbushfire #nswfires pic.twitter.com/iMVhxgsKte
— Cooma Monaro RFS Strike Team (@striketeamrfs) November 13, 2019
At least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed on Tuesday.
#gospersmountain #NSWRFS #nswbushfire #nswfires pic.twitter.com/Sd1cQAxM0F
— Cooma Monaro RFS Strike Team (@striketeamrfs) November 13, 2019
A fireworks display over Sydney harbour last night has also been described as "stupid" and insensitive given the bushfires and total fire ban in NSW.
[Source:News.com.au]
