is eden nsw on fire?
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Residents in the coastal town of Eden on the NSW south coast have survived the Border fire for now, but say the damage will take months to recover from. ... The Border fire has scorched 271,000 hectares since igniting west of Victorian town Mallacoota.
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A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales (NSW) has put out 20 of about 60 fires in the state in the past day. Authorities have welcomed the downpour, but warned of flash flooding in Sydney and other cities along the coast.
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As of 27 December, the Gospers Mountain fire had burnt over 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres); and, after burning approximately 512,000 hectares (1,270,000 acres) across the Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Central Coast local government areas, the NSW Rural Fire Service reported the fire as contained on 12 January 2020, ...
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About 100 bushfires are raging in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), with the most severe forming into a "mega blaze" north of Sydney. More than 2,000 firefighters are battling bushfires, which escalated in intensity late on Thursday.
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The Pacific Highway is now OPEN in both directions between Grafton and Ballina, after earlier bushfire. It remains closed between Bulahdelah and Taree. There may be smoke in the area so motorists are advised to reduce speed and drive carefully through the area.
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Australian authorities have warned that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat, despite "catastrophic" conditions easing. About 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, feeding off tinder-dry conditions. ... At one point, fires broke out in suburbs of Sydney.
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There were still 87 fires burning in NSW on Tuesday morning – down from the 101 burning on Tuesday last week, but up from the 82 burning on Thursday. ... But we have seen a reduction, and it has given some crews a chance to take a break before we see the possibility of fire activity over NSW increasing.”
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Fire 'onslaught' could reach Sydney suburbs. A massive bushfire could break containment lines and start burning through suburban areas of western Sydney if conditions deteriorate, firefighters have warned.
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Support is now coming from various levels. The current fire map and area damaged on Kangaroo Island as of Sunday, December 5. The current fire edge extends from the West of Vivonne Bay to the north coast at Stokes Bay, and West of Parndana. ... Tier 1 (emergency services only) remain where fire still burning.
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While fire in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home to the capital city, has spread to more than 55,000 hectares (136,000 acres), close to a quarter of the territory's entire landmass, the heat fuelling the danger is subsiding.
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Two Australian states have declared a state of emergency as bushfires bring a "catastrophic" threat to heavily populated areas of the nation's east. At least three people are dead and thousands have been displaced by three days of dangerous weather conditions in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland.
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All of the bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) are now considered contained, say fire officials in the Australian state. The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was "great news" after "a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious" time. ... Flood warnings have been issued for NSW and for southern Queensland.
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Heather Wheeler, a foreign office minister, said last week: "Very regrettably, it is widely reported on social media that 75% of the fires were started by arsonists." Richard Drax, a Conservative MP repeated the figure in the House of Commons this week. He said: "In Australia 75% of fires are caused by arson."
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Is the University of Wollongong affected by the fires? The Wollongong, South Western Sydney (Liverpool) and Sydney CBD campuses are currently unaffected by the Australian bushfires (wildfires). The Innovation and Southern Sydney (Loftus) campuses are also unaffected by the bushfires.
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Officials In Australia's New South Wales Celebrate: 'All Fires Are Now Contained' Firefighters spray water on a smoldering tree in the wake of a bushfire near Bumbalong in New South Wales, Australia. February has brought much-needed rain to the state, where fires have burned about 13.3 million acres of land.
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A serious bushfire threat has flared in the Yarra Valley this morning, with Healesville and Toolangi under "heavy ember attack". A Country Fire Authority spokesman said 184 firefighters and 56 tankers are battling the blaze, with 505 hectares so far burnt out.
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In northern NSW large fires are burning in the region between Port Macquarie and Byron Bay. ... The fire in the Blue Mountains, a world heritage area and popular tourist destination, is some 64,000 hectares in size and out of control, the NSW Rural Fire Service said on Sunday.