This is bbc news. The headlines at 8pm a state of emergency is declared in south east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. Its the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has seen as thousands flee the path of the flames. The fireball just came through at about 80 kph. Hit the house and we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burned our hair little bit. Theres anger over the governments handling of the emergency, as the Prime Ministerfound out when he toured the area. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town . Because our town doesnt have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr Prime Minister. Delays and cancellations on the railways, but fares still go
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Of nearly 3 . Researchers say Artificial Intelligence can be better than doctors at diagnosing Breast Cancer from scans. And coming up in sportsday, the latest from anfield after yet another premier league win for liverpool, this time over Sheffield United. Thats in just ten minutes here on bbc news. A state of emergency has come into effect in the australian state of new south wales, the area worst affected by raging bushfires. This will enable the authorities to carry out forced evacuations. Already, many thousands are fleeing their homes. This map shows the fires that have been burning since monday. There are new ones breaking out all the time. Theyre concentrated in and around australias coastline, where 90 of the countrys population lives. Our sydney correspondent Shaima Khalil is in milton town, one of the areas under the evacuation order, and sent us this report. A mass exodus from the devastation on the Southern Coast and a race to escape the dangerous fire conditions ahead. Th