Australia fires and weather NSW and Victoria bushfires expected to flare amid extreme conditions – latest updates
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Temperatures forecast to surge past 40C in NSW and Victoria as firefighters fear bushfires could merge. Follow the latest news and live updates
9.14pm GMT
NSW RFS commissioner Shane FitzSimmons is giving a briefing.
Communities everywhere across the south of the state are under threat, and he’s urged people to check information related to their locality.
9.07pm GMT
Here are the predicted fire movements for NSW today. It obviously stops at the Victorian border despite the fire clearly spreading across both states. I’ll see if Victorian authorities produce similar maps.
Fire Spread Prediction for Fri 10 Jan 2020. Severe to Extreme fire danger is forecast for parts of NSW tomorrow, incl southern areas of the state. These conditions will make fire behaviour erratic & dangerous. #nswrfs #nswfires pic.twitter.com/AcS5QwXfMc Continue reading...