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Aerial Footage Shows Raging New South Wales Fires

Several emergency level bushfires were burning on the northern coast of New South Wales in what state officials called a “catastrophic” fire situation on November 12.

Out-of-control fires were threatening homes near Kempsey, Tenterfield, Cessnock, Hillville, Richmond Valley, Nambucca, Nowendoc and Armidale, while two emergency-level blazes were impacting the Clarence Valley and residents near the Rumba Dump fire were also told to seek shelter.

Residents in some of the affected areas were told it was “too late to leave” and to protect themselves “from the heat of the fire” while others were ordered to evacuate immediately. Strong winds were preventing some waterbombers from reaching fires, New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said.

Hot, windy and dry conditions sparked a significant increase in dangerous fire activity across the state’s east coast since Friday, November 8. Three people had died and a number were missing while hundreds of properties were damaged as a result of the fires, authorities said.

This footage was filmed of fires on the Mid-North Coast. Credit: @ricardochristie via Storyful