Ferocious wildfires were burning at emergency-level intensity acrossAustralia's most populous state and into Sydney's suburbs today asauthorities warned most people in their paths that there was no longer timeto flee.New South Wales state is under a weeklong state of emergency, adeclaration that gives the Rural Fire Service sweeping powers to controlresources and direct other government agencies in its efforts to battle fires.The worst fires today emerged in the state's northeast, where three peoplehave died and more than 150 homes have been destroyed since Friday.
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