Two emergency warnings remained in place on Sunday night in Wingan River and the area surrounding Goongerah.The town's residents were evacuated as the fire was expected to impact Goongerah and Martins Creek before Monday morning.These forecast conditions, including winds up to 100km per hour, forced organisers of the Falls Festival to cancel the event, with 9000 festival-goers told to pack up and leave.
"Conditions will deteriorate again as it heats up on Monday with very high to severe fire dangers forecast for areas of the state," the bureau said on Sunday evening.The NSW environment department is forecasting poor air quality in Sydney on Monday, warning that pollution will be"unhealthy for sensitive people", particularly those with heart or lung diseases.
Severe fire danger ratings are in place on Monday for the southern Riverina, southern slopes, Monaro alpine region, southern ranges and far south coast.The NSW Rural Fire Service says Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks display is unlikely to be canned despite concerns about bushfire conditions.At 6am Monday 30 December, there are 100 bush and grass fires burning across NSW and 41 are not contained. 10 areas are under Total Fire Bans with severe fire danger across the south of the state.
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