Peregian homes destroyed after ferocious bushfire rips through Sunshine Coast community

Firefighters fear significant property losses, with scores of blazes still burning in Queensland and NSW

Hundreds of people are holed up in evacuation centres on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast as crews wait to see how many homes have been lost to a ferocious fire, while firefighters in New South Wales are still battling out-of-control fires near the border.

There are fears of significant property losses, with a destructive blaze still burning out of control at Peregian Beach and Peregian Breeze Estate, south of Noosa.

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