Authorities in Western Australia say 71 homes are now known to have been destroyed in the bushfire emergency east of Perth.
Hundreds of people have spent the night in evacuation centres and an emergency warning remains in place for the blaze, which started in Wooroloo on Monday and is continuing to threaten lives and homes.
WA's Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said no properties were impacted overnight, but assessment teams had confirmed the number of properties destroyed had increased to 71, and they were still working through the fire zone.
He also said they were concerned about the impact of high winds forecast for this afternoon, with wind gusts of 70 kilometres per hour.
The Commissioner said there were "challenging times ahead" and "still a long way to go with this fire".
He said people in the Shady Hills estate, and on the outskirts of Bullsbrook, should have their bushfire plans in place.
But he said there was no evidence of any lives having being lost at this stage.
The emergency warning covers parts of The Vines, Bailup, Ellenbrook, Gidgegannup, Millendon, Walynga National Park, Upper Swan, Aveley, Henley Brook, Avon Valley National Park, Red Hill, Belhus, Baskerville, Herne Hill, Bullsbrook, Wooroloo and Brigadoon, in the Shire of Mundaring, Chittering and Northam and the City of Swan.
Mr Klemm said people needed to be decisive with their evacuation plans and follow crew instructions, even if they were in lockdown due to COVID-19.
Perth is in the middle of a five-day coronavirus lockdown, which began on Sunday evening.
More to come.
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2021-02-02 21:27:00Z
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