The summer bushfire season started very early - maybe the summer 2008/09 season didn't really end.

We've had bad fires in different states over the past few months & Janie asked in the previous thread - BS: Bushfires in Australia - Feb 2009 - about the current situation

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List of current incidents in New South Wales - updated as required

Fire-weary residents too terrified to sleep We have fires in 3 states & fire warning levels of Catastrophic (highest level) in some regions. Temperatures are also in the 40's in some places.

Today's weather - Hot, dry northwesterlies are gusty in northern SA, NSW and QLD leading to extreme fire danger. A trough is generating storms with damaging winds in NSW, VIC and SA.

The strong winds & electrical storms in the Sydney metropolitan area led to 2 house fires (Castle Cove, north of the harbour & Campbelltown, far south west) according to a news report earlier.

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