‘Leave Now’: Bushfire Threatening Lives and Homes

An aerial Firefighting helicopter drops fire retardant in an attempt to contain a bushfire in Wooroloo in Perth, Australia on Feb. 2, 2021. Evan Collis/Department of Fire and Emergency Services via Getty Images

Residents in a popular fishing village and rural area have been told to evacuate, as an out-of-control bushfire bears down on them.

An emergency warning has been issued for parts of Wedge Island and Cooljarloo in the Shire of Dandaragan, about 180 kilometres north of Perth.