As many communities in and around the fire-besieged Blue Mountains west of Sydney remain in emergency mode, tempers are flaring among exhausted residents, law enforcers and firefighting volunteers – many of whom are now doing consecutive 12-hour overnight shifts.
The situation won't be helped by soaring temperatures, with Richmond at the foot of the Blue Mountains expected to hit 45 degrees on Thursday.
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Bo Seo is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Email Bo at bo.seo@afr.com.au
Fiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
