<span style="color: #222222;">In Australia's New South Wales, authorities have declared a seven-day state of emergency as a record heatwave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.<br />'' <br />'' The New South Wales, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state of emergency is due to catastrophic weather conditions.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Authorities predicted more intense heat today and later in the week. </span><br />