Bushfire authorities on alert - but are multicultural communities still at risk?

With high temperatures and strong winds forecast this week across the country, bushfire authorities are on alert.

A firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra, NSW Source: Getty / SAEED KHAN/AFP

Alongside the rising threat, there are fears that multicultural communities are at risk as many do not don’t understand, or access, vital emergency warnings.

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