Australians trapped by bushfires told 'too late to leave'

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Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland burned out of control in eastern Australia on Tuesday, as residents up and down the coast were warned it was now too late to leave.

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Eleven of the more than 100 bushfires scarring the countryside from Sydney to Brisbane were declared emergencies, with numerous towns under direct threat.

Experts have described the conditions as the worst on record, as spring temperatures climbed toward 40 degrees celsius and winds topped 80 kilometres per hour across a zone which has been plagued by persistent drought. “The conditions are expected to get worse,” Fitzsimmons said, warning residents in adjacent areas to stay alert.Up to 600 schools were closed, as well as many national parks, a total fire ban was introduced and The military pitched in, helping firefighters with logistics and water-dropping sorties using more than 100 aircraft.In the town of Hillville a fire that has ripped through an area the size of almost 25 000 soccer fields approached the home of Daniel Stevens.

The town still bears the scars of a 2013 blaze that destroyed 200 homes, and residents are acutely aware that with few roads in and out of the mountains, a decision to leave too late can be fatal. Australia’s deadly blazes in the last week have already spread acrid smoke as far away as New Caledonia.

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