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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Emily Wind

Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

The cab door and emblem of the New South Wales Fire and Rescue Service on a truck
Emergency services found a man’s body after the Willi Willi Road bushfire passed through the area near Kempsey. Photograph: Alamy

A man has died and multiple homes are feared lost in a bushfire near Kempsey in New South Wales as firefighters work to contain the Willi Willi fire that has burned through more than 11,000 hectares.

NSW police confirmed on Tuesday morning that a man had died on a rural property 30km west of Kempsey.

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