Three people are dead, five people are reported missing, and at least 150 homes have been destroyed as “unprecedented fire conditions” have caused devastation across New South Wales.

A third person was confirmed dead on Saturday night after their body was discovered in a burnt-out home in the town of Johns River, 40 kilometres north of Taree on the mid-north coast. The home belongs to a 63-year-old woman although NSW Police say a post-mortem is required to confirm the deceased’s identity.

Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says more fatalities are expected.

“We can’t rule out the really grave concerns that there could be more losses or indeed more fatalities as we get through and identify details across these fire grounds,” he told reporters in Sydney.

MidCoast Mayor David West, who lives in Brimbin, said that he had never seen anything like the fire in his area.

“I’m looking at a sky that’s screaming danger, that’s saying ‘get out of my way, I’m going to kill you’,” he told AAP on Friday night.

“I know that sounds melodramatic but it’s not. This is a fire that’s devouring everything in its path.”

Firefighters are now desperately trying to control devastating bushfires across NSW before a “dangerous day” of weather forecast for Tuesday with the Rural Fire Service warning “lives will be at risk”.

Here are some of the most powerful images from the unprecedented fires raging across NSW.

Image: Jacki Pocock/Facebook.

Matt Hope took this photo of the bushfires on the NSW Mid North Coast while on a plane to Brisbane on Friday. Image: Matt Hope/Instagram.

The burnt out shell of a Jaguar vehicle sits in the ruins of a smouldering house on Old Bar road Near Taree, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Image: AAP.

The remains of the residence at Four Paws boarding kennels smoulders south of Taree, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Image: AAP.

Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters conduct property protection as a bushfire burns close to homes on Railway Parade in Woodford NSW, Friday, November 8, 2019. Image: AAP.

The remains of the residence at Four Paws boarding kennels smoulders along the Pacific Highway south of Taree, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Image: AAP.

Armageddon, Christmas Bush, and ash in the pool. #straya #portmacquarie #bushfires #nofilter pic.twitter.com/A5rZaZthF6

— Karen Bale (@karenbale) November 8, 2019

And the bowls rolls on in Port Macquarie #bushfires @9NewsSyd @Ninecomau pic.twitter.com/Hxm1u8uQYl

— Marc Dodd (@marcdodd) November 8, 2019

Close to where I live. Feeling super sorry for anyone actually near the fires. There’s ash and black leaves falling everywhere. #bushfires. #fires pic.twitter.com/bE9zyWzGh0

— Britt (MaidenWarrior) (@HunterMezher) November 8, 2019

This photo was taken a short time ago at Harrington Nsw. Please spare a thought for all the emergency services attending all over the NSW Coast at present./

Photo by Kelly-ann Oosterbeek. #nswbushfires #bushfires #emergencyservices #fires pic.twitter.com/lZeJ0jqOkS

— BehindTheSeen (@BTSoz) November 8, 2019

This shows the dangerous conditions that have confronted firefighters and residents today. This is the crew from Warringah HQ at the Hillville fire near Taree. #nswrfs #nswfires pic.twitter.com/lIhnF8P1Qf

— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) November 8, 2019

Mum just sent through another insane photo, it's the middle of the day but every light in the house is on pic.twitter.com/PRasY3OhNh

— jack begbie (@jackbegbie) November 8, 2019

Port Macquarie Base Hospital's emergency signs really rolling in that visual double entendre pic.twitter.com/k31hc8T1Ap

— jack begbie (@jackbegbie) November 8, 2019

WHAT A SAVE! Firefighters from Taree @FRNSW saved these little guys from a property which had been directly impacted by fire! They managed to navigate the main fire front and were able to seek shelter until help arrived! A small win on such a catastrophic day! ❤️ #nswfires pic.twitter.com/WTNgayl20O

— Val Schaefer (@schaefer_val) November 8, 2019

Difficult firefighting conditions on the Hillville Fire, south of Taree. This is the fire burning near Diamond Beach. The fire is at Emergency Warning level. #nswrfs #nswfires pic.twitter.com/pJYWet1MEY

— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) November 9, 2019

— With AAP.

For up-to-date information on the bushfire emergency, including evacuation warnings, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website.