NSW: Shoalhaven residents on standby fire evacuation
Shoalhaven City Council is asking residents to be on standby for evacuation as firesburn out of control on the New South Wales south coast.
Residents in Cambewarra and Nowra have been warned extreme weather conditions may fuelfires already burning at Middleridge, Woodburn and Old Coach roads.
A recorded council phone message says advance notice of evacuation may be short andresidents should be prepared to move with little notice.
The council has also urged residents to contact State Emergency Service crews to identifythemselves and listen to radio updates on fire conditions.
The Shoalhaven Fire Control Unit has also advised of a number of road closures in the area.
They include Main Road 92, south of Albatross Road, Illaroo Road at Riversdale Road,Mount Scanvia Road at Tallowa Dam, and Gerroa Road at Coolangatta Road and Beach Road.
Yalwal Road is open to residents and the military only.
Officials say five homes were lost in the Nowra area yesterday.
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