Fire services warn the situation may worsen, with high winds and temperatures forecast to continue.
A major blaze near Mudgee, New South Wales, has burned more than 2,000 hectares since SundayDozens of bushfires burning across Australia's east coast could get worse as a severe heatwave continues, fire services have warned.
A blaze 250km north-west of Sydney triggered the region's first emergency fire warning in two years.Residents in affected areas across New South Wales state - Australia's most populous - have been urged to evacuate, and there are reports of damage to some properties. On Tuesday, 33 fires were still burning across the state, 10 of which were not under control, fire authorities said."It's going to be another tough day for firefighters and potentially even into tomorrow before we get some reprieve," RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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