NSW

* 15 lives lost, four in the past 24 hours

* One person missing

* More than 100 bushfires burning

* 3.6 million hectares burned, greater than the size of Belgium

* 1087 homes confirmed destroyed

VICTORIA

* One person dead, four more missing

* More than 40 bushfires of significance burning

* More than 500,000 hectares burned

* 68 structures confirmed destroyed but this number is expected to rise significantly

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

* Two lives lost

* About 20 bushfires burning, seven of significance

* More than 60,000 hectares burned

* More than 90 homes confirmed destroyed

QUEENSLAND

* 7 bushfires burning

* 250,000 hectares burned

* 45 homes confirmed destroyed

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

* More than 40 bushfires burning, two of significance

* 1.2 million hectares burned

* One home confirmed destroyed

TASMANIA

* More than 30 bushfires burning, seven of significance

* 8000 hectares burned

* One home confirmed destroyed

Australian Associated Press