A fire that erupted in Sydney's northern suburbs in the late afternoon immediately cut off exit routes for some residents, a sign of the intensity of blazes erupting in tinder-dry bush. "This will only worsen throughout the afternoon as the weather conditions continue to deteriorate, and particularly those strong winds strengthen," he said. In the small town of Wauchope, 400km north of Sydney, residents moved hundreds of livestock to the central showground as fires approached. New blazes break out as Australians take shelter from intense bushfires https://t.co/HCs4XFgzZZ pic.twitter.com/xgsNVHSiI3 — Reuters (@Reuters) November 12, 2019Coombes, who lives about 10km outside town, said he would likely lose his home because it was in the anticipated path of the fire. New blazes break out as Australians take shelter from intense bushfires https://t.co/NnQG0XbCEE pic.twitter.com/AXu3yz0por — oneDaily (@1dailynewsnet) November 12, 2019"Safety is first and we need to evacuate to get the children out of there," Mitchell told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 12, 2019 09:16 UTC