Residents of Campwin Beach near Mackay are asked to leave the Queensland bush fire

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29 November 2018 06:43:44

An emergency bush fire warning has been launched south of Mackay. Queensland emergency services were informed that the fire was quickly preparing for the approach of Campwin Beach and that residents were to leave immediately.

The rural fire department said residents should act now because the fire, which is moving north, is expected to have a significant impact on the community.

Nearly 200 fires are spreading in Queensland and vigilance and vigilance warnings are still in effect in many places in the central and northern regions.

Evacuation notices have also been issued in the nearby Deepwater and Baffle Creek, Rules Beach and Oyster Creek areas.

However, weather conditions should be more favorable today for firefighters battling bush fires throughout the state.

The catastrophic fire conditions Wednesday prompted the rapid evacuation of Gracemere, south of Rockhampton, while a fire was heading towards the city on Wednesday afternoon.

Within hours, most of the town's 8,000 residents had fled to Rockhampton, with the authorities welcoming the orderly and safe evacuation.

The ABC has confirmed that about 200 residents of Gracemere have spent the night at the evacuation center located at Rockhampton Showgrounds.

The fire continued to advance on Gracemere and the aerial fight against the fires was interrupted at dusk.

Queensland police said the roads leading to Gracemere were still closed, including the Capricorn and Burnett highways on the Gavial-Gracemere road.

Queensland Education says that more than 40 schools will be closed today as a result of the fires.

Senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michelle Berry said the conditions would improve today, but the threat was still there.

"While the winds will decrease and the danger of fire will also decrease a little, we will still have a very dry air mbad and hot conditions too," she said.

State Disaster Coordinator Bob Gee said Queensland's center remains on the alert, saying "we are not over yet."

Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said that with the unprecedented fire threat, families in this catastrophic area had to focus on their safety.

"There is still a significant fire risk in our state," she said Wednesday night.

While the heat wave is expected to persist next week, the catastrophic statement was slightly reduced to a serious fire hazard for the Central Coast and the Whitsundays on Thursday.

On the Queensland Sunshine Coast, police revoked an emergency statement regarding Caloundra in the Little Mountain area.

Emergency services have issued a warning about a burning bushfire on the north side of Caloundra Road in the Little Mountain area, but police now say the fire is no longer a threat to people. houses.

A warning was also issued about a burning bushfire on North Stradbroke Island, near Eighteen Mile Marsh, south of Alfred Martin Way, near Main Beach.

Hundreds of highway firefighters are still working alongside their Queensland colleagues, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has praised these reinforcements.

"The fire response is provided by the civil fire authorities, which come from New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Western Australia." New South Wales send more tomorrow, "he said.

"And they joined the Queensland effort and a very coordinated effort."

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