Hume Highway cut by bushfire, temperature records tumble as east coast swelters

The main highway between Sydney and Canberra was cut by a bushfire and parts of New South Wales reached 40 degrees Celsius in September for the first time on record.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service [RFS] said the blaze at Paddy’s River, near Wingello, crossed the highway and was out of control.

MORE: Hume Highway cut by bushfire, temperature records tumble as east coast swelters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)