David Jeffrey

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thousands of people fleeing on a beach in Victoria, Australia, on the run from Bush racing to fire in the direction of the coast.

the Locals in Mallacoota described a "terrifying experience" camping on docks and boats, under a blood red sky boarding.

Military Aircraft and ships will be sent to help rescue operations.

the officials, two other people confirmed had been killed by the fires in New South Wales (NSW), bringing The Fire -linked Death Toll to 12.

the authorities say four people are missing in Victoria and others in NSW.

the bodies of The recent Victims - believed to be a father and Son were found in the New South Wales town of Corbargo, which was hit by a massive blaze on Tuesday .

"Very tragic circumstances," said New South Wales police deputy commissioner Gary Worboys. "[They were tried] seem to do their best with The Fire , as it came about in the Early Hours of The Morning . "

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

"I understand, it was a public cheer down at the dock, if the was announced," said chief officer Steve Warrington.

More Than a dozen "emergency-level" fires include a 500 km (310 miles) spread over two Australian States - from Batemans Bay in New South Wales to Bairnsdale in Victoria.

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

Victoria's state premier, Daniel Andrews , said navy ships will be called, food, water and power supply cut-off communities.

'We were ready to jump into the water'

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

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

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

"It's a rock-to keep the wall that you've built, again on The Sea , and that was where we were going to jump into the water if the jet had hit the end of the heat," he added.

The Fire swept through the city, destroying numerous buildings, but it was kept back from the coast by The Change in the wind.

The Fire Department had a defense to The Shore as the last line of the.

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

Steve Warrington of The Fire brigade said: "It's dark, it's pretty Scary . the community is now under threat, but we keep our line, and you will be saved and protected. "

He said there had been "significant damage" on the entire East Gippsland region in recent days.

authorities had pushed, the people in the region - Many of them stay for tourists, to evacuate because on Monday it was Too Late and dangerous.

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

the Locals told the BBC that she had stashed away, as The Front approached, raining ash on The Beaches .

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

firefighter death

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

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

Samuel McPaul, 28, married, and 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.

Two other firefighters were also injured and suffered burns.

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

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

But much of Australia is also suffering from a record drought, and scientists say Climate Change is exacerbating the conditions, so that it will grow easier for fires to.

'the ground is covered in ash,'

Lucy Martin, Bbc News , Merimbula

For Many Australians, the last day of 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 will avoid the staying in the interior, the thick, acrid smoke, while others cancel vacations or to take to avoid long detours roadblocks.

Here in Merimbula, on the NSW coast, The Sun was obliterated, casting a deep orange haze in the sky. The people on The Street describe it as apocalyptic.

The Smoke become so dense that it is almost impossible. The ground is covered in ash and super markets are Packed with people, the supplies increase with.

tourists should swimming and Hiking today, but they are at the time of Check-in evacuation centres, or the planning of escape routes.

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