Australia's catastrophic bushfire season

AUSTRALIA'S CATASTROPHIC 2019/20 BUSHFIRES SEASON:

NSW

* 19 people dead, one missing

* 136 bushfires burning on the South Coast, Snowy Mountains, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Mid North Coast

* Almost five million hectares burned

* 1482 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly

VICTORIA

* Two people dead

* 31 bushfires burning in Gippsland, northeast and alpine regions

* More than 1.2 million hectares burned

* More than 200 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

* Three people dead

* 23 bushfires burning on Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Hills, top of the Eyre Peninsula and the southeast

* More than 200,000 hectares burned

* 88 homes confirmed destroyed but number expected to rise significantly

QUEENSLAND

* 37 bushfires burning in the far north, central, southeast and Central Highlands

* 2.5 million hectares burned

* 48 homes confirmed destroyed

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

* 26 bushfires burning, in the Goldfield-Esperance region, Wheatbelt, Perth region and southeast

* 1.7 million hectares burned

* One home confirmed destroyed

TASMANIA

* 24 bushfires burning across the state's north, east and south

* More than 32,000 hectares burned

* Two homes confirmed destroyed

ACT

* One bushfire burning in Namadgi National Park

* Significant smoke haze from interstate blazes

NORTHERN TERRITORY

* No bushfires burning

* Five homes confirmed destroyed