Bushfire crisis continues in NSW and Victoria on New Year's Eve

Bushfires continue to ravage the country, with residents across New South Wales and Victoria battling brutal conditions on New Year's Eve.

Mallacoota at 9:45am, according to one Twitter user. Source: Twitter

A third firefighter has died in New South Wales on Monday night from severe bushfire conditions.

While in Victoria, thousands of Mallacoota residents have evacuated to the ocean under an eerie pitch black sky during mid morning.