10 Oct 2019 | 09:33 AM UTC

Australia: Transportation disruptions in New South Wales following bush fires October 10 /update 1

Bush fires kill two in New South Wales October 10; transportation disruptions to continue over the coming days

TIMEFRAME expected from 10/10/2019, 12:00 AM until 10/14/2019, 11:59 PM (Australia/Queensland). COUNTRY/REGION New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia

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03 Feb 08:04 PM UTC —

Australia: Authorities lift state of emergency over Canberra as of February 2 as fire threat decreases /update 40

31 Jan 05:56 AM UTC —

Australia: State of emergency declared in Canberra January 31 /update 39

28 Jan 11:00 AM UTC —

Australia: High temperatures and strong winds forecasted in eastern states as of January 28 /update 38

23 Jan 11:45 AM UTC —

Australia: High temperatures and strong winds reignite bushfires in southeast prompting brief closure at Canberra Airport (CBR) January 23 /update 37

23 Jan 03:31 AM UTC —

Australia: Flight disruptions at Canberra Airport (CBR) due to nearby bushfires January 23 /update 36

22 Jan 03:00 PM UTC —

Australia: Parts of Canberra evacuated as bushfire breaks out near capital January 22 /update 35

20 Jan 06:00 PM UTC —

Australia: Storms bring rain and disruptions to fire-hit regions January 20 /update 34

18 Jan 06:47 AM UTC —

Australia: Flash flooding hits Queensland and New South Wales January 18 /update 33

17 Jan 02:05 PM UTC —

Australia: Fresh emergency warnings and evacuations issued in Victoria January 17 /update 32

13 Jan 11:24 AM UTC —

Australia: Fresh emergency warnings issued in Victoria January 13 /update 31

10 Jan 11:31 AM UTC —

Australia: Fresh emergency warnings issued in Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) January 10 /update 30

09 Jan 02:52 AM UTC —

Australia: New evacuation orders issued in Victoria and South Australia January 9 /update 29

06 Jan 12:17 PM UTC —

Australia: Wildfires continue in New South Wales and Victoria January 6 /update /update 28

04 Jan 01:58 PM UTC —

Australia: Additional emergency and evacuation warnings issued in Victoria and New South Wales January 4 /update 27

03 Jan 01:05 AM UTC —

Australia: New evacuations ordered in New South Wales and Victoria Jan. 3 /update 26

02 Jan 06:08 AM UTC —

Australia: Authorities issue state of emergency in New South Wales January 3-9 /update 25

02 Jan 02:52 AM UTC —

Australia: Further evacuations ordered in New South Wales January 1-2 /update 24

31 Dec 07:41 AM UTC —

Australia: Telecommunications disruptions expected in New South Wales due to bushfires December 31 /update 23

30 Dec 08:27 AM UTC —

Australia: Thousands evacuated due to ongoing wildfires in Victoria and New South Wales December 30 /update 22

29 Dec 09:50 PM UTC —

Australia: Authorities call for evacuations in southeast Australia ahead of heatwave December 29 /update 21

26 Dec 12:52 PM UTC —

Australia: Heatwaves expected in the southeast December 28-30 /update 20

23 Dec 01:01 PM UTC —

Australia: Fire containment efforts continue in New South Wales December 23 /update 19

21 Dec 12:57 PM UTC —

Australia: Wildfires continue in New South Wales and South Australia December 21 /update 18

19 Dec 02:34 AM UTC —

Australia: New South Wales (NSW) declares state of emergency due to statewide bush fires December 19 /update 17

16 Dec 03:50 PM UTC —

Australia: New fire warnings issued for New South Wales (NSW) December 16 /update 16

10 Dec 12:41 AM UTC —

Australia: Hazardous air quality levels in New South Wales December 10 /update 15

09 Dec 05:30 AM UTC —

Australia: Severe fire danger ratings issued in New South Wales December 10 /update 14

06 Dec 06:06 AM UTC —

Australia: Smoke advisory issued in Sydney December 6 /update 13

05 Dec 11:48 AM UTC —

Australia: Wildfire emergency warning issued near Sydney and the Central Coast December 5 /update 12

29 Nov 02:06 AM UTC —

Australia: New fire warnings issued for New South Wales November 29 /update 11

19 Nov 01:19 AM UTC —

Australia: Smoke from wildfires impacts Sydney November 19 /update 10

17 Nov 03:19 AM UTC —

Australia: Catastrophic fire danger warnings issued in Western Australia and Queensland states November 17 /update 9

15 Nov 11:57 AM UTC —

Australia: Wildfire prompts evacuation in the outskirt of Sydney November 15 /update 8

14 Nov 07:36 AM UTC —

Australia: Fire containment efforts continue in New South Wales November 14 /update 7

12 Nov 12:08 AM UTC —

Australia: Catastrophic fire danger remains in New South Wales November 12 /update 6

10 Nov 07:25 PM UTC —

Australia: Catastrophic fire conditions expected in Greater Sydney, Hunter regions November 12 /update 5

09 Nov 01:30 AM UTC —

Australia: At least two dead from fires in New South Wales November 9 /update 4

08 Nov 05:24 AM UTC —

Australia: Multiple wildfires ongoing in New South Wales November 8 /update 3

28 Oct 11:33 AM UTC —

Australia: Wildfires continue in New South Wales October 28 /update 2

09 Oct 12:43 PM UTC —

Australia: Bush fires reported in New South Wales and Queensland October 9

Event

As of Thursday, October 10, more than 70 homes and 80,000 hectares (198,000 acres) have been ravaged by ongoing bush fires in New South Wales, killing two people. Authorities stated that 34 fires were still ongoing in the state with nine of them remaining out of control.

In northern New South Wales, transportation disruptions and infrastructure damage have been reported. Several roads remain closed in the affected area. NSW TrainLink service has been suspended between Sydney and Grafton, and replacement buses have been deployed to service the Casino-Brisbane route. The situation is expected to last until at least Monday, October 14.

In addition to the ongoing bushfire situation in New South Wales and Queensland, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) issued Fire Weather Warnings for parts of the Northern Territoriy and Western Australia.

Further spread of wildfires is possible over the coming hours and days. Localized transportation disruptions are to be expected near the fires.

Advice

Individuals in New South Wales and Queensland are advised to exercise caution when traveling in areas near bush fires, adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities (e.g. evacuation orders), and monitor the situation.

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