Fires are threatening a residential area in Sydney, forcing some people to flee as bushfires are burning across New South Wales (NSW) state. The temperature had already hit a scorching 30 degrees Celsius by 4:30 a.m. on November 29, before reaching above 40 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day. A number of blazes broke out Sunday, including one on Sydney's western outskirts that the NSW Fire and Rescue Service said damaged a property.

More than 60 bushfires were still burning across the state, but most had been brought under control by firefighters as a southerly wind change led to a rapid drop in temperatures. The fire season also killed or displaced nearly 3 billion animals and cost the economy an estimated $7 billion.