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epa08099653 A handout photo made available by the Australian Department of Defence shows evacuees from Mallacoota, Victoria State, being transported on a landing craft to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MV Sycamore, at sea, Australia, 03 January 2020, during bushfire relief efforts. According to media reports, the Australian navy has evacuated thousands of people from communities who were cut off due to the bushfires. EPA/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY/LSIS SHANE CAMERON HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES *** Local Caption *** The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has commenced Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 and has stood up Joint Task Forces in New South Wales and Victoria to enhance Defence support following devastating bushfires in the South East of Australia...ADF members are working side by side with emergency services personnel in the State Disaster Coordination Centre (SDCC) of the NSW Rural Fire Service Headquarters and alongside the Victorian Country Fire Service and Metropolitan Fire Brigades to provide best effect of ADF assets...HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore sailed from Sydney and will operate off the Southern NSW/North East Victorian coast to provide support to communities cut off due to the bushfires...The ADF is also providing transport and other assistance such as aviation ground support, logistics, engineering and accommodation support to the firefighting effort.