In pictures: Hellish scenes from Australia bushfires

As more than 70 fires were burning across New South Wales, the country’s most populous state

A fire rages in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

A fire rages in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

A fire rages on in Rainbow Flat, New South Wales, Australia, November 8, 2019, in this still image taken from social media video. PHOTO: REUTERS

Firefighters look as a fire rages on in Rainbow Flat, New South Wales, Australia, November 8, 2019, in this still image taken from social media video. PHOTO: REUTERS

Firefighters tackle a bushfire to save a home in Taree, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019 as they try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters tackle a bushfire to save a home in Taree, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019 as they try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke from a large bushfire is seen outside Wytaliba, near Glen Innes, Australia, November 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Photo taken on November 9, 2019 shows bushfires taken from a plane in over north eastern New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

Bushfires burn in the distance as children play on a beach in Forster, 300km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke from a large bushfire is seen outside Wytaliba, near Glen Innes, Australia, November 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Roads are closed as a bushfire still smoulder in Old Bar, 350km north of Sydney on November 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Trees are burned black after a bushfire in Old Bar, 350km north of Sydney on November 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

The remains of a property destroyed by fire is seen in Bobin, 350km north of Sydney on November 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes that are raging in the state of New South Wales. PHOTO: AFP

A vintage Jaguar car sits in ruins after a bushfire destroyed a property in Old Bar, 350km north of Sydney on November 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP