A seaside town on NSW's far south coast has been left devastated after a fast-moving bushfire ripped through dozens of homes and businesses.
It's feared up to 35 properties, including a popular caravan park, in Tathra east of Bega were destroyed in the fast-moving blaze that broke out on Sunday.
The fire, fanned by very strong winds and high temperatures in the state's east, burned through several kilometres of bushland and crossed a river before it reached the picturesque township.
The NSW Rural Fire Service says the 1000-hectare blaze is still out of control.
