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Australian military planes and ships will be provided to help the rescue service in The Fire -ravaged States of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria.

thousands of people on the run up to The Beaches of the South-East States on Tuesday as an emergency-level fires.

In Mallacoota, Victoria, around 4,000 people sought refuge on the coast.

Two more people were confirmed dead in New South Wales , bring The Fire -linked Death Toll to 12.

the authorities say four people are missing in Victoria and another in New South Wales .

"We have literally hundreds of thousands of people up and down the coast, the refuge on The Beaches ," said Shane Fitzsimmons, Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

Mr. Fitzsimmons, said it was "the worst fire season we have experienced here in NSW".

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defence Minister , Linda Reynolds , will send Military Aircraft and vessels, at The Request of the Victorian Government .

PM Scott Morrison flies over the Bush fires in New South Wales on 23 December

The Australian Defence Force's Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and ships of the Navy of Victoria and NSW, the two most affected regions send.

The military, it is expected that the humanitarian aid and evacuations carried out, if necessary in the coming days.

The United States and Canada also have asked to help has been, as the "specialist aviation resources," The Emergency effort.

In his New Year message, Mr Morrison, the "amazing spirit of Australians celebrated", but warned that the coming weeks and months would "remain difficult".

the bodies Of the recent Victims , a 63-year-old man and his 29-year-old Son , were in the vicinity of the city of Corbargo in NSW.

the police said The Men , with names like Robert Salway and his Son Patrick of the Australian media,

In Mallacoota, said local fire Department, a change in the direction of the wind had the worst of The Fire away from the city.

"it's a public cheer was down on the dock, when it was announced," said chief officer Steve Warrington .

the Locals were left to take refuge on The Beach in Mallacoota, on Tuesday morning

makes About a dozen "emergency-level" the way, across New South Wales and Victoria.

Several holiday spots along the coast and the main road in the region, The Princes Highway was closed were cut off.

at midnight, on Tuesday , Sydney A$6m (£3. 1m; $4. 2m) fireworks, known worldwide, went to be cancelled despite calls for it in view of the extent of the bushfire crisis.

the temperatures exceeded 40C (104F), with strong winds and lightning strikes, The Flames of the fittings were to strengthen.

meteorologists say the climate system in the Indian Ocean , known as the dipole, is the main driver behind the extreme heat in Australia.

What is happening in Mallacoota?

the inhabitants fled to The Beach or took refuge in the fortified houses heard The Warning sirens to go at 08:00 local time on Tuesday .

A woman shared this picture of her little Son , the vest with a mask and rescue, the escape, as The Family said, fled on a boat, The Blaze in Mallacoota

"It could have been a day, but it was black as midnight, and we could hear The Fire roar," David Jeffrey , a local entrepreneur. "We all were scared for our lives. "

The Fire was held back from the coast, where The Fire brigade had gathered for a last line of defense, by The Change in the wind.

Victoria state emergency Commissioner Andrew Crisp told reporters there were "4,000 people on The Beach ".

have a Lot of them from which to spend on The Beach could be forced to spend The Night there.

Fire chief Warrington said there had been "significant damage" to the entire East Gippsland region in recent days.

the authorities said Bush-fire-43 properties in Gippsland were burned and destroyed, where More Than 400,000 hectares.

hundreds of massive fires destroyed millions of hectares in The Eastern States of Australia since September.

residents in the New South Wales holiday towns of Bermagui and Batemans Bay , fled also on Tuesday morning at The Waterfront or in makeshift evacuation sites in the vicinity of the coast.

residents of Batemans Bay in New South Wales is also headed to the water for safety

said the Native of the BBC, she had hidden, as The Front approached, raining ash on The Beaches .

"It was fucking scary. The sky was red, and the ash flying everywhere," said Zoe Simmons in Batemans Bay .

A "freakish weather event," the volunteer firefighter killed on Sunday, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS). He had died, the third of a volunteer firefighter.

Samuel McPaul, 28, was a newlywed, who was expecting his first child. Powerful winds in the vicinity of the New South Wales -Victoria Border generated by The Fire raised his 10-ton truck off the ground and flipped it, the service says.

'the floor is covered with ash,'

Lucy Martin, Bbc News , Merimbula

For many Australians, the last day of the until the year 2019, a dense and troubling time. The Smoke hangs in the sky, day in and day out, is a Constant Reminder of the communities On Fire .

Some of these, you should avoid staying in the inner, thick, acrid smoke, while others cancel vacations or to take to block to avoid long detours in the road.

Here in Merimbula on the New South Wales coast, The Sun is blotted out was, casting a deep orange haze in the sky. The people on The Street describe it as apocalyptic.

The Smoke so dense that it is almost impossible. The floor is ash and super-markets are full with people, to increase the deliveries.

want to swim with the tourists and the Hiking today, but they are at the time of Check-in-evacuation-centers, or the planning of escape routes.

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