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I know many of you have not heard, due to not living in my country but NSW (New South Wales) my state has been ravished by Bushfires. Over 100 are burning currently with 34 last time I checked out of control. I moved 2 months ago and lucky I did as from where I was living only a few kilometers away one of the out of control bushfires are heading towards Caves Beach. It has killed 1 person so far who had a hear attack while trying to defend his home and over 50 homes are conformed destroyed with more than 100 suspected destroyed.
Fires are also burning in Raymond Terrace (north of Newcastle), Wyong/Catherine Hill Bay/Gwandalan (this is where Kat lived when we met)/Nords Wharf (all a tad south of Newcastle near where we used to live), Musswellbrook/Singleton (went through there on my way here), the Blue Mountains (between us and Sydney) and Lithgow (45 mins away from here between us and the Blue Mountains) and so we are cut off from Newcastle (where we used to live) which is about 5 hours away. I am sure I had forgotten a few. The Raymond Terrace fire was deliberately lit by a kid (16 years old) living near Kat's mum who also lit a fire there as well. He has been arrested and facing court sometime today (if not already).
Here I was concerned about Jetfreak and the Earthquake in his country a couple of days ago, which he is safe thankfully, when I should have equally been concerned about us.
This morning we woke up with smoke all around us, the wind blew the smoke from Lithgow to us. But we are safe at the moment. Hopefully we remain that way as we back onto a mountain covered is food for the fire. If anything changes and we have the opportunity to notify you all we will.
This is the worst bushfire for NSW in over a decade, and we have only entered spring, so this is going to be a very bad summer.
Fires are also burning in Raymond Terrace (north of Newcastle), Wyong/Catherine Hill Bay/Gwandalan (this is where Kat lived when we met)/Nords Wharf (all a tad south of Newcastle near where we used to live), Musswellbrook/Singleton (went through there on my way here), the Blue Mountains (between us and Sydney) and Lithgow (45 mins away from here between us and the Blue Mountains) and so we are cut off from Newcastle (where we used to live) which is about 5 hours away. I am sure I had forgotten a few. The Raymond Terrace fire was deliberately lit by a kid (16 years old) living near Kat's mum who also lit a fire there as well. He has been arrested and facing court sometime today (if not already).
Here I was concerned about Jetfreak and the Earthquake in his country a couple of days ago, which he is safe thankfully, when I should have equally been concerned about us.
This morning we woke up with smoke all around us, the wind blew the smoke from Lithgow to us. But we are safe at the moment. Hopefully we remain that way as we back onto a mountain covered is food for the fire. If anything changes and we have the opportunity to notify you all we will.
This is the worst bushfire for NSW in over a decade, and we have only entered spring, so this is going to be a very bad summer.