An elderly couple has died in the northern NSW bushfires

An elderly couple has died in fires that have destroyed at least 29 homes in northern NSW, with police finding the couples' remains in their home.

 

An elderly couple is dead and at least 29 homes have been destroyed in bushfires across northern NSW.

Police found the 77-year-old man and 69-year-old woman in their Coongbar home which had been destroyed by a fire that was caused by a lightning strike more than a month ago.

The Long Gully fire flared up again on Tuesday and ravaged the area, including the couple's isolated property around 70km southwest of Casino.

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