The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been heckled by angry residents in one of the towns devastated by catastrophic wildfires in recent weeks.
More than 200 bushfires are burning across New South Wales and Victoria, with other states also battling blazes.
A week-long state of emergency has been declared in NSW due to the weather conditions and "unpredictable nature" of current firefronts.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, while at least eight people have died in south-eastern Australia as a result of the fires this week alone.
Scott Morrison has faced significant criticism over his response to the blazes - and last month apologised for taking a holiday to Hawaii amid the crisis at home.
On a visit to Cobargo - one of the towns ravaged by the fires - Mr Morrison encountered a number of angry locals.
In one exchanged captured by 9 News, Mr Morrison walks away as a woman pleads with him for more assistance for emergency services.
Labor MP Chris Picton shared the clip, calling it a "disgrace".
How does Scott Morrison respond to a woman from fire ravaged Cobargo calling for more funding for volunteer firies?
The PM turns and walks away.
What a disgracepic.twitter.com/5JuKy6fRvj— Chris Picton MP (@PictonChris) January 2, 2020
Another woman asked: "How about the money for our forgotten corner of New South Wales, Mr Prime Minister?
"How come we only had four trucks to defend our town. Because our town doesn't have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold Mr Prime Minister."
Another man yelled: "You won't be getting any votes around here buddy. You're an idiot. What about the people round here? Nobody. No Liberal votes.
"You're out, son. You are out. Goodnight Vienna. Bye. Go on, p*** off."
One woman told reporters that if they'd been in Sydney or the north coast they would be "flooded with donations with urgent emergency relief".
Mr Morrison left the area by car as some of the locals continued to criticise him.
Addressing the situation away from the crowd, Mr Morrison argued: "I'm not surprised people are feeling very raw at the moment.
"And that's why I came today, to be here, to see it for myself, to offer what comfort I could. But you can't always, in every circumstance, I think everyone understands that.
He added: "I appreciate the welcome we received… But at the same time, I understand the very strong feelings people have, they've lost everything."
It comes as tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave parts of Australia's eastern coastline, as authorities continue to warn of dangerous conditions in many areas.
The crisis has also led to Mr Morrison's government facing fresh criticism over their response to climate change, with Labor leader Anthony Albanese suggesting the country is currently seeing the "astronomical" cost of not acting.
Additional reporting by IRN
