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Thousands of people have fled À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǹ̷¯±Þ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǹ̷¯±Þ
into the water at a beachside town in Australia to seek shelter from a massive bushfire bearing down on the area.

Residents said the blaze moved into the ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®
Victorian town of Mallacoota on Tuesday morning, throwing embers towards homes.

Online, people reported the "roar" of the fire and posted pictures of a black and then deep-red sky.

Several popular holiday spots along the coast ¸íǰÈĵ导=¸íǰÈĵ导
between Sydney and Melbourne are currently under threat from bushfires.

The most serious "emergency-level" blazes span a 500km (310 miles) stretch from Batemans Bay in New South Wales (NSW) to Bairnsdale in Victoria.

Residents in several NSW beachside ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=·¹Çø®Ä«³²¼º½Å¹ß ·¹Çø®Ä«¿©¼º½Å¹ß ·¹Çø®Ä«³²¼º½Ã°è
communities, including Bermagui and Batemans Bay, have also been evacuated to the water.

Authorities had told people in these ·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô=À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇÎ ·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô ·¹Çø®Ä«
regions - many of them tourists - to stay put because it was too late and dangerous to evacuate.

The major road in the region - the Princes Highway - has been closed off.