BURNING AUSTRALIA! UPDATE Pg 46: 'Liquid gold' and 'a sight for sore eyes' are some of the ways people are describing the rainfall

Perth had the hottest November day since records began today, reaching 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.72F).

Its not even summer here yet.

Blessed be all firefighters, you are the heroes.

We're still two weeks out from season..

A family friend of mine put this collage together.... (he took the photos)

it's ongoing...



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Thousands are told to find shelter NOW as bushfires approach - while Sydney faces a nervous wait with 'catastrophic' conditions set to get WORSE and the PM warns our darkest hours are ahead
Sydney region is facing 'catastrophic' fire conditions for the first time ever amid 37C heat and large winds
Sydneysiders woke up to a smokey but calm morning with two infernos under control but it could get worse
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on the radio this morning that we are in the 'calm before the storm'
There are 50 fires burning in each of NSW and Queensland with up to 20,000 firefighters deployed
By CHARLIE MOORE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

PUBLISHED: 12:20 AEDT, 12 November 2019 | UPDATED: 15:34 AEDT, 12 November 2019



Fire danger will increase this afternoon as 37C heat, 90kmh winds and dry air create 'catastrophic' conditions around Sydney - as thousands on the mid-north coast are told it is too late to leave their homes.

There are more than 50 blazes in each of New South Wales and Queensland with up to 20,000 firefighters trying stop them spreading as the Army prepares to evacuate residents by helicopter if their lives are in danger.

Sydneysiders woke up to a smoky but calm morning with two infernos - one in the Hawkesbury and another in the Blue Mountains - under control.

But fire bosses warned against complacency and said the fires are likely to spread throughout the day, potentially threatening 100,000 homes around the Harbour City.

Between 1pm and 2.30pm today the number of fires under emergency status in mid-north NSW rapidly increased from five to ten as firefighters brace for 'really long night' when winds pick up after dark.

'The reality is conditions will simply continue to get worse and deteriorate over the coming hours,' said Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.

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Sydney under a thick blanket of smoke from the fires burning in NSW.

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Terrible air quality is the result.

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