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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Bushfires stretch along east coast as Sydney and Hunter region warned of extreme fire danger

Bondi sunrise
Sunrise at North Bondi. September weather records are expected to be broken later on Wednesday as temperatures rise. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Dozens of fires are burning across the east coast of Australia during the spring heatwave with residents forced to evacuate homes.

There were 77 grass and bushland fires burning along the New South Wales coast on Wednesday afternoon, including 35 that were uncontained.

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