1/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
GALLERY: Bushfires ravage northern NSW
Two massive blazes ravaging northern NSW have joined, exacerbating a state bushfire crisis which has already destroyed at least 30 homes and brought the town of Rappville to its knees. SEE THE PHOTOS
2/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
3/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
4/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
5/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
6/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
7/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
8/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
9/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
10/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
11/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
12/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
13/46Firefighters are seen talking to local residents near a bushfire burning in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
14/46Local residents are seen near a bushfire burning in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
15/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
16/46Firefighters are seen talking to local residents near a bushfire burning in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
17/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
18/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
19/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
20/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
21/46Local residents are seen near a bushfire burning in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
22/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
23/46Local residents are seen near a bushfire burning in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
24/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
25/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
26/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
27/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
28/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
29/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
30/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
31/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
32/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
33/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
34/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
35/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
36/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
37/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
38/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
39/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
40/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
41/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
42/46Firefighters battle bushfires in Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
43/46Police are seen as bushfires burn in Yamba, NSW, Monday, September 9, 2019. Firefighters across NSW remain on edge as several bushfires burn out of control in the state's north, with authorities issuing an emergency warning for a fire burning across almost 7000 hectares at Shark Creek. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
44/46A roadblock due to bushfires near Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Fire warnings are in place across parts of northern NSW as out-of-control blazes continue to burn. Up to 30 homes have been lost as bushfires ravaged parts of northern NSW on Tuesday, with the village of Rappville particularly affected. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
45/46A roadblock due to bushfires near Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Fire warnings are in place across parts of northern NSW as out-of-control blazes continue to burn. Up to 30 homes have been lost as bushfires ravaged parts of northern NSW on Tuesday, with the village of Rappville particularly affected. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
46/46A roadblock due to bushfires near Busbys Flat, northern NSW, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Fire warnings are in place across parts of northern NSW as out-of-control blazes continue to burn. Up to 30 homes have been lost as bushfires ravaged parts of northern NSW on Tuesday, with the village of Rappville particularly affected. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)
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