‘Too Late to Leave’: Bushfire Cuts Evacuation Routes

Bushfires burn between the townships of Bemm River and Cann River in eastern Gippsland, Australia, on Jan. 2, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Residents in a string of coastal communities have been told it’s too late to leave their properties as an out-of-control bushfire cuts evacuation routes.

An emergency warning is in place for parts of Wedge Island, Grey, Cervantes, Nambung and Cooljarloo in the Shire of Dandaragan in Western Australia (WA).