Firefighters battle to save NSW and Victorian coastal towns - in pictures

Thousands were evacuated on the New South Wales south coast and Victoria's East Gippsland region on New Year's Eve as multiple bushfires threatened towns and cut off highways. Many were forced to seek shelter on jetties or in lakes or the ocean as their escape routes were cut off. Two men were confirmed to have died at Cobargo in NSW and another was reported missing. o 'We've lost our beautiful town': Mogo residents flee as bushfire rages up NSW south coast Continue reading...