Nine killed and 800 homes destroyed as 100 blazes rage in record 47C heatwave AustraliaHeatwave
FAMILIES in the areas surrounding Sydney were today told it was "too late to leave" as more than 100 blazes continue to rage acrossStrong winds and record temperatures have seen wildfires tear through an area bigger then Belgium in recent months, with at least nine dead and 800 homes destroyed so far.
RFS commissioner for New South Wales Shane Fitzsimmons said both men were "well-respected" and from a "close-knit brigade", and that their families were in "extraordinary shock". Two people have been confirmed to have died today in the hills outside Adelaide in the neighbouring state of South Australia.The area outside Sydney has been some of the worst-affected by the fireCredit: AFPCredit: AFP
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