An out-of-control fire is tearing through parts of the New South Wales Mid North Coast, with residents told to seek shelter immediately as it is now too late to leave.
The state's Rural Fire Service released an emergency warning Monday night as a blaze on Willi Willi Road at Moparrabah, west of Kempsey, moves towards Willawarrin.
An uncontained fire on Willi Willi Road, west of Kempsey, is moving towards Willawarrin. Picture: NSW RFS The blaze has torn through more than 5,800 hectares of bushland so far and is yet to be contained by firefighters. The fire continues to move in an easterly direction, spotting across the Macleay River. Residents near Toorooka, Willawarrin, Temagog & Mungay Flat should shelter now, its too late to leave."If you are in Willi Willi, Warbro Brook, Willawarrin, Mungay Flat, Temagog, Toorooka you are at risk," the latest warning from the NSW RFS reads.
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