BURNING Sydney has been declared the hottest place on earth as ferocious bushfires continue to rip through the city – killing at least people.
The raging infernos are creating their own storms because of the heat they are generating – with fire tornadoes causing some of the biggest blazes to merge.
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Temperatures in Sydney have now rocketed to (9C) F) – the highest ever recorded in the nation’s biggest city.
While in the capital Canberra, the mercury has tipped (C) F).
At least 44 people have died in the fires as well as millions of animals that have perished.
Australian firecrews are currently mounting a massive water bombing effort totry and contain a huge blaze burning in western Sydney
The fire tearing through the (**************************************************************************************************************************, ************************************************************************************************************************************************ – hectare Green Wattle Creek on Sydney’s southwestern outskirts has increased and it is now too late for people in the area to leave, fire chiefs warned.
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As the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS): “It is too late to leave. Seek shelter as the fire approaches.
“The safest option is to plan how you will safely take shelter indoors as conditions worsen. Leaving now would be deadly.”
It comes after tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave the danger zones – as the death toll rose to 44.
As temperatures soar to 52 C this weekend,New South Wales fire chiefswarned tourists and locals on the coast south of Sydney: “do not be in this area on Saturday“.
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And experts warned it could get worse as a heatwave hits on Saturday, when the suburbs of Sydney could be threatened by the inferno.
Huge areas between Bateman’s Bridge and the border with Victoria state have been ruled “unsafe”, sparking monster traffic jams as thousands flee for their lives through choking smoke.
Transport minister Andrew Constance described the situation as the “largest mass relocation of people out of the region that we’ve ever seen”.
Earlier in the day NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the fire was a priority as temperatures soared across much of the state and winds picked up.
The suburb of Penrith in Sydney’s outer west smashed heat records, with the mercury climbing to 90. 9C this afternoon.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the temperature would continue to climb.
Mr Fitzsimmons said: “There is potential for the fire to break out, cross the (Warragamba) dam and move into the western suburbs of Sydney.
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“It has the potential to come out into more populated areas this afternoon.”
If the fire broke containment lines, suburbs at risk could include The Oaks, Mowbray Park, Picton and surrounds.
NSW Rural Fire Service assistant fire behavior analyst Andrew Nicholls said: “Fire conditions are going to ramp up really quickly.
“The difference between 9am and 14 am will be huge. ”
Jan Symes poses for a picture as day turns to a blood red sky in Mallacoota with the South Westerly change sparking up fire activity in the areaCredit: Getty – Contributor
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(*********************************************************************** Aussie PM Scott Morrison was heckled. and retreated to his limo after residents refused to shake his hand in fire-hit CobargoCredit: 9NEWS
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