Australia’s Prime Minister was forced to cut short his visit to an area of New South Wales that’s been ravaged by wildfires – after he was barracked by furious residents over the government’s handling of the crisis.

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate the worst hit areas – amid warnings that fire conditions are set to get worse again on Saturday, with soaring temperatures and strong winds. But many of them are still stranded: escape routes blocked by the sheer volume of traffic.

Wildfires spark state of emergency in Australia