The death toll has risen to seven with one person missing, as firefighters continue to battle devastating bush fires across Australia.
Across the fire season entire, 18 people have been killed so far with 916 homes have been destroyed across the country. About 363 houses have been damaged, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, while 8,159 have been rescued.in New South Wales, and the smoke is visible from 1,200 miles away in New Zealand.
"Yesterday morning I think the fire moved at a pace no one expected ... It's devastating," said New South Wales Transport Minister, Andrew Constance,The fire danger is not over, as temperatures are expected to rise on Saturday and wind speeds to pick up, making the situation just as dangerous as it was over New Year's Day.
The New South Wales fire service has issued a warning telling tourists to evacuate the south coast ahead of this weekend. Conditions and road closures have already left some citizens stuck in rural areas of New South Wales without means for emergency crews to reach them, said New South Wales rural fire commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons to the BBC.
"We haven't been able to get access via roads or via aircraft -- it's been socked in [runways have been closed] or too dangerous."Bush fires continue to plague the New South Wales region of Australia, with death tolls and property destruction rising.
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