Bushfires in northern New South Wales may have destroyed up to 30 homes

Up to 30 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged and some residents suffered burns when a huge out-of-control bushfire in northern New South Wales ripped through the rural hamlet of Rappville.

One witness has described how birds dropped dead out of the sky at the height of the blaze.

Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner Rob Rogers says the blaze wreaked havoc on Tuesday afternoon ahead of what’s likely to be a “very long summer” of bushfires.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/09/bushfires-in-northern-new-south-wales-destroy-up-to-20-homes

#general