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The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has seen almost 400 wildfires break out since Friday, local authorities reported on Thursday.
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) noted that it had been a busy period for firefighters, with blazes gripping multiple areas across the state, including the Bega Valley, Mid-Western, Hunter and North Coast.
Three properties were confirmed destroyed in the Bega Valley region due to a mega bushfire in Coolagolite.
A helicopter drops water over a fire ground near Coolagalite, Australia, October 4, 2023. /CFP
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns visited the region on Wednesday afternoon, calling people to prepare for a "horror summer."
"We are one week into October, and we're experiencing mid-summer conditions, multiple days above 30 degrees Celsius, high winds. Bushfires love this environment, and it's devastating for regional communities in particular," said Minns.
The alert level for the Coolagolite fire was later downgraded from "emergency" to "advice."
In its latest major fire update on Thursday, the fire authority confirmed that with cooler temperatures and the falling of at least 20 millimeters of rain, the fire didn't grow in size overnight.
"But more detailed mapping shows the fire is 6,700 hectares in size and continues to burn in pockets in the Cuttagee, Barragga Bay, Murrah, Bunga, and Goalen Head areas," the NSW RFS warned, urging local communities to stay alert and monitor their surroundings.
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