Two men missing on fire-ravaged New South Wales far south coast found alive – as it happened

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8.01am GMT

We're closing up the blog for the night. Thanks to my colleague Amy Remeikis who did most of the heavy lifting here today. There'll be another live blog tomorrow.

A quick summary.

7.53am GMT

Some very good news: two men - one aged in his 70s - who has been missing on NSW's fire-ravaged far south coast have been found alive, police say.

AAP reports authorities on Tuesday used heavy machinery to clear the road to Kiah, south of Eden, where one of the missing men lived.