Australia bushfires: Military ships deployed to evacuate thousands trapped

Australian authorities have deployed military and navy to evacuate tens of thousands of people stranded on popular seaside towns of east coast. east coast seaside towns are kwn for being a tourist hotspot and recent bushfires have forced both holidaymakers and residents to flee region. According to authorities, more than 200 bushfires are active across souastern states of New South Wales and Victoria.  

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evacuation h to be ordered on Wednesday as bushfires in region were rapidly vancing. Thousands of people are still stranded on beachfront since New Year's Eve. Authorities have launched a rescue operation as y deployed five military helicopters and two naval ships. One of ships was heed for coastal town of Mallacoota in Victoria, where around 4,000 people have been trapped. re is only one ro that takes you in and out of Mallacoota, but it remains shut for several weeks w. 

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Long queues were formed outside supermarkets and petrol stations as people were buying supplies to eir bunker down or escape before shops and gas stations ran out of stocks.  navy rescue team will carry 1.6 tonnes of water and paramedics, officials said. state fire department said that y are t being able to identify how many homes have been destroyed as smoke was hampering ir efforts. Temperatures in Australia have risen rapidly as mercury on south coast recorded 40 degrees Celcius on Saturday. 

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About 12.35 million acres of land have burned nationwide over past few months, with 17 people confirmed de and more than 1,000 homes destroyed, according to international media reports. It's t just properties and humans that are affected, recent bushfires have extensively damd ecology of wildlife across Australia. Experts from University of Sydney fear around 480 million animals, including 8,000 koalas have been killed in blaze.

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