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Deployments are likely to continue. >> anna coren is with us now. really interested to know what youre seeing. i feel like we see some embers flying where you are. >> reporter: yeah. theres been a lot of smoke where we are, christi. there has been throughout the day. its obviously late at night, and the temperature has dropped dramatically. we got a few spots of rain a short time ago, but it hasnt amounted to anything. the catastrophic conditions we were expecting here on the south coast of wale...

A haunting sky over eastern australia, look at that, at what has been another incredibly hot and windy day. all of this as those bush fires continue to burn. >> fire officials in victoria say three fires combined overnight. look at this. and those three formed a blaze that is the size of manhattan. the prime minister announced the deployment of the countrys largest navy ship to help evacuees along the coast. >> the u.s. is sending help. three dozen firefighters are there on the ground to assist ...

Protracted contract that killed more than half a million. >> i think a lot of us know what iran is capable of, and we dont want iran to have a chance to show the world dha what that the firefighters in australia are battling catastrophic bush fires. coming up, the threatened communities where people are being told, you know what, its too late for you to get out. not even our competitors best battery can match the power of energizer. because energizer ultimate lithium is the longest lasting aa ba...

Get out. however, there were people who decided to stay and protect their properties. they are in for a long night. anna coren, cnn, on the south coast of new south wales, australia. >> the thing is hundreds of people have evacuated their homes as these wildfires are tearing through australia, but authorities are telling people who did not evacuate in about a half dozen communities near sydney that its too late to do so now. >> the fire burning in new south wales, for example, has ripped through...

The message is the same. fire authorities have said that saturdays blazes could be as bad as, if not worse, than those of new years eve. in the coastal town of batemans bay, firefighters are racing to protect those who have decided to stay. despite the warnings, geoff and pamela zorbas decided they are not leaving their small town of sussex inlet. hopefully it is not going to be as bad as they are predicting but we have got the hoses ready and we just hose the house down if the embers come. and ...

Since september, the blazes have killed 19 people. the authorities say that 28 others are unaccounted for in the state of victoria. this is a nationwide crisis. fires are also burning in western australia, south australia and tasmania, and there is no end in sight. the blazes have been so big and have raged with such intensity that the smoke haze has drifted across the tasman sea to new zealand. an employment tribunaljudge has ruled that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and is therefor...

Finally moved to safety. the navy has stepped in to rescue those who were stranded on the beach in mallacoota when they were encircled by an uncontrollable fire on monday. a state of disaster has been declared in eastern victoria ahead of tomorrows extreme conditions. up to 100,000 residents are being told to evacuate. if you can leave, you must leave. that is the only safe thing for you, your family, and, indeed, for others who may be called to your assistance. we cannot guarantee your safety. ...

As they are finally moved to safety. the navy has stepped in to rescue those who were stranded on the beach in mallacoota when they were encircled by an uncontrollable fire on monday. a state of disaster has been declared in eastern victoria ahead of tomorrows extreme conditions. up to 100,000 residents are being told to evacuate. if you can leave, you must leave. that is the only safe thing for you, yourfamily, and, indeed, for others who may be called to your assistance. we cannot guarantee yo...

Blazers have been so big they have raged with such intensity that the smoke has drifted across the tasman sea to new zealand. lets just here a little bit more about that rescue effort, the evacuation from the town of mallacoota, on the south east tip of the country. sam cucchiara is a journalist for nine news in melbourne, and hes been on the boat with those people being evacuated today. they have been two navy vessels, the main one weve heard about which carried around 1100 people out of malla ...

Since september, the blazes have killed 19 people. the authorities say that 28 others are unaccounted for in the state of victoria. this is a nationwide crisis. fires are also burning in western australia, south australia and tasmania, and there is no end in sight. the blazes have been so big and have raged with such intensity, that the smoke haze has drifted across the tasman sea to new zealand. phil mercer, bbc news, in nowra, new south wales. three energy companies have agreed to pay more tha...