Residents warned to seek shelter as bushfires burn near towns in NSW and Queensland
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#4PPVV)
A severe fire danger warning is in place for the greater Sydney region and swathes of both states
Emergency warnings have been issued for communities in Queensland and northern New South Wales amid hot and windy conditions, while a severe fire danger warning is in place for the greater Sydney region.
The Rural Fire Service has issued the warnings for fires at Tenterfield and nearby Drake in northern NSW, Bees Nest near Armidale and Lidsdale near Lithgow west of the Blue Mountains.
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