is lismore affected by bushfires?
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Sadly there was a death near Glen Innes". A 'Section 44 Bushfire Emergency' has been declared for Richmond Valley, Lismore, Kyogle, Byron Bay, Ballina and Tweed Valley Local Government areas. A Total Fire Ban is in place.
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In Sydney, one fire is now under control in the rural areas southwest of the city. According to the fire spread prediction for tomorrow by NWS RFS, the areas of Shoalhaven, South Coast, Snowy Mountains and areas surrounding Greater Sydney are at risk from severe to extreme fire danger.
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A "mega blaze" raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. ... Since October, bushfires have killed six people and destroyed more than 700 homes across Australia.
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All Bushfires Extinguished In Australia's Hardest-Hit New South Wales, Officials Say It's the first time since July that the state has been fire-free. "That's more than 240 days of fire activity" across the country's most populous state, New South Wales Rural Fire Service said.
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The aftermath of bushfires around Morwell. The ground still radiates heat as smoke rises from burnt trees, fence posts and piles of ash on the outskirts of Morwell. Bushfire swept through the area on Sunday afternoon and still continues to burn in some areas although the CFA now have those fires under control.
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Residents in the Dubbo district are waking up to a smoke haze on Sunday morning. An easterly wind change pushed smoke from bushfires in other parts of the state overnight, the NSW Bureau of Meteorology said in a post to Twitter. There were no bushfires in the Dubbo district at 10am, the Fires Near Me website showed.
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Who says the bushfires are unprecedented? The firefighting agency in the state worst affected, for starters. The NSW Rural Fire Service says the scale of what has burned in that state is unprecedented at this point of the fire season. By Monday, 3.41 million hectares had burned.
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Australia has always experienced bushfires - it has a "fire season". But this year they are a lot worse than normal. Fires are usually caused by lightning strikes or accidentally by a spark - but some fires are also started deliberately.
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Heavy rains in New South Wales in recent days have led to hopes that all the bushfires in the Australian state could be out by the end of the week. Since Friday, parts of the fire-ravaged Australian state have experienced their heaviest rainfall in years. ... In total, 24 fires remain burning across the state.
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NSW Rural Fire Service A bush fire is burning in the vicinity of Summercloud Bay Rd, south of Jervis Bay. The fire is out of control. The fire is moving north towards the Jervis Bay village.
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At any time of the year, some parts of Australia are prone to bushfires. ... Bushfires tend to occur when light and heavy fuel loads in Eucalypt forests have dried out, usually following periods of low rainfall. The potential for extreme fire weather varies greatly throughout Australia, both in frequency and severity.
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Eden, on the New South Wales south coast, is currently under threat from an out-of-control bushfire approaching the town from the Victorian border. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging Eden residents to evacuate the town and head to nearby Pambula or Merimbula, both about 25 minutes north.
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New South Wales and Victoria have been worst affected In the worst-hit state, New South Wales (NSW), fire has affected more than five million hectares, destroying more than 2,000 houses and forcing thousands to seek shelter elsewhere.
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About 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, feeding off tinder-dry conditions. Fifty houses were destroyed or damaged in NSW on Tuesday but no lives were lost, officials said. ... On Wednesday, blazes caused fresh emergencies in Queensland.
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Area affected by fire in New South Wales 5.4 million hectares (7%) of NSW has been affected by the fires. The severity of fire within this total area varies. 37% of the national park estate has been affected.
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Bushfires have killed at least eight people in south-eastern Australia since Monday, while two others remain unaccounted for. The latest fires, which raced towards the coast this week, have also destroyed more than 200 homes. Seven people have been confirmed dead in New South Wales and one in Victoria.
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Sydney itself is presently safe from the fires, as is Melbourne, though the coastal regions between these two cities have been hit hard -- particularly the South Coast, which stretches south from Sydney to the Victoria border. ... The Blue Mountains have also been impacted by fires.