'It's like a war zone': more Fraser Island residents told to evacuate as bushfires approach
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5BAE5)
Some residents have stayed to protect homes despite authorities urging them to leave hamlets in path of the blazes
People in two hamlets are being urged to leave immediately" as a dangerous bushfire bears down on them on Queensland's Fraser Island.
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services warned people in Yidney Rocks and The Oaks to evacuate via Eastern Beach on Monday afternoon.
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