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State of disaster as deadly bushfires rage across Victoria, three people missing
More than 70,000 homes lost power amid extreme fire conditions as Victoria battles multiple fast-moving bushfires with ongoing emergency warnings and evacuations.
- On Friday, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan declared a State of Disaster to confront an emergency of extraordinary scale as fires destroyed at least 10 homes and three emergency-level blazes keep large areas at highest danger.
- Lightning-Sparked blazes compounded already extreme conditions on Friday, with soaring temperatures into the mid-40s and wind gusts up to 90km/h, Emergency Management Victoria described conditions as `catastrophic and extreme`.
- About 70,000 homes and businesses lost power amid catastrophic conditions and high winds, while the Longwood fire burned more than 35,000 hectares and the Walwa fire over 17,000, with a firefighter hospitalised and properties lost in Ruffy.
- Three residents from Longwood East remain unaccounted for after sheltering was advised by the CFA on Thursday, with their house destroyed and crews unable to enter the hot spot, Victoria Police deputy commissioner Bob Hill said.
- CFA chief Jason Heffernan warned Friday the Longwood fire remained largest with emergency orders for towns in Melbourne’s north, winds may shift, and early Saturday fires reached emergency level under a total fire ban.
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Victoria, Australia, in a state of disaster due to fires
Australia's authorities declared a state of disaster this Friday - local Saturday - after forest fires in the south-east of the country destroyed houses and razed vast tracts of forest.It is believed that in Victoria at least 119 structures were destroyed and more than 300,000 hectares of scrubs have been burned, while firefighters and local authorities continue to fight fires that can remain active during “weeks.”
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Nearly 40,000 households are reported to be without power in the state of Victoria, located in southeastern Australia.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left6Leaning Right7Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 35%
C 24%
R 41%
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