<br /> <p>A very large air tanker</a> was deployed to combat the intense bushfire that destroyed up to 70 homes along the south coast town of Tathra on March 18.</p><p>Residents were evacuated</a> from the town on Sunday afternoon, including the Bega Valley Shire deputy mayor, ABC reported.</p><p>This aerial footage, taken by NSW Rural Fire Service, shows a Victorian VLAT dropping fire retardant over the blaze on Sunday.</p><p>The blaze razed 1070 hectares and crews remained on the ground on Monday. A watch-and-act warning was put in place for the area on Monday morning, as firefighters said the fire was “controlled.”</p><p>The Rural Fire Service tweeted on Monday, March 19, that easing conditions overnight had slowed the spread of the bushfire. Credit: NSW Rural Fire Service via Storyful</p><br />
