A snapshot of what has happened so far on New Year’s Day in New South Wales and Victoria

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The bushfires have been spreading across New South Wales and Victoria and are set to worsen by the end of this week.

Here is what we know so far about the state of the fires on 1 January 2020.

At least four people have died in NSW, while another person remains unaccounted for in that state.

Authorities in Victoria hold grave fears for four people after fires tore through large swathes of East Gippsland on Tuesday.

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