MELBOURNE: Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll expected to rise as firefighters struggle towards hard-to-reach communities.
A body was found in a burnt-out building near the east-coast town of Taree, police said, while another victim was found in a car and a woman died despite medics trying for several hours to save her.As hot and windy weather eased slightly on Saturday, the number of most serious fires fell to just a handful from an unprecedented 17 on Friday.
New South Wales's rural fire service said an emergency warning was in place for four fires among the dozens raging across the state.Bushfires are common in Australia and a vast corps of firefighters had already been tackling sporadic blazes for months in the lead-up to the southern hemisphere summer.
"Australia has been battling ferocious fires for as long as Australia has been a nation, and well before. And we will continue to do so," he said.Firefighters had described the conditions Friday as"difficult" and"dangerous". In some areas, residents were stuck and told to simply"seek shelter as it is too late to leave".
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