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'Extreme Heatwave': Temps to Top 45C Across Australia
Temperatures exceeding 45°C and catastrophic fire ratings threaten southeastern Australia, with more than 2 million residents on urban fringes at increased risk, officials said.
- On Thursday, Victoria declared total fire bans across large parts of the state, including Melbourne and Geelong, while two bushfires and several grass fires continued to burn.
- A vast dry, hot air mass from Western Australia is pushing eastward, with forecast daytime temperatures exceeding 45C and forecasters describing the heatwave as the most intense in six years.
- Twelve waterbombing aircraft and more than 300 crews support CFA and FFMVic as the Mount Lawson/Walwa blaze burns around 1,200 hectares, shifting toward Bungil with overnight backburning and 30 bulldozers used.
- Two emergency warnings remain for Longwood with residents told to leave immediately, and authorities confirmed property losses including damage in Longwood and one caravan destroyed at Walwa.
- CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan cautioned that `Fires under these conditions are uncontrollable` on Friday, urging early evacuation and advising Victorians not to travel as three regions face catastrophic danger.
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