Australia: Thousands trapped on beach as fires approach
More than 4,000 people were trapped on a beach by advancing fires in southeast Australia on Tuesday as devastating blazes encircled the seaside town of Mallacoota, where sea or airborne evacuation was being planned.
"Mallacoota is under attack, it is pitch black and very scary," Andrew Crisp, emergency management commissioner of the state of Victoria, said. "We have 4,000 people on the beach and nearby who are protected by our firefighters."
Some people took boats out to sea for fear that the fire would move closer to the beach.
For days, authorities have been warning tens of thousands of holidaymakers to leave popular seaside towns and seek shelter elsewhere.
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