"Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch said firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes as the state's fire danger rating hit the highest "catastrophic" level. Temperatures were forecast to reach 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit), with damaging winds expected to make conditions "undefendable" in some areas, authorities said. Dozens of communities have been evacuated and many parks and campgrounds closed as the fires continue to spread. "If you don't leave now, it could result in your life being lost," Wiebusch said."
"A major fire near the town of Longwood has burned more than 35,000 hectares (86,486 acres), destroying multiple homes and community buildings, while another blaze near Walwa has spread across about 20,000 hectares of bushland. Victoria Police said two adults and a child were also missing in the Longwood area after their home was destroyed by fire. "Some properties have lost everything," Longwood fire captain George Noye said. "They've lost their livelihoods, they've lost their shearing sheds, livestock, just absolutely devastating.""
"Victoria's state Premier Jacinta Allan called the blaze "one of the most dangerous fire days that this state has experienced in years." Intense heatwave across southern Australia The bushfires ignited on Wednesday as an intense heatwave swept southern Australia, creating the most dangerous bushfire conditions since the "Black Summer" blazes from late 2019 to early 2020 that killed 33 people and devastated vast areas of the southeast. Australia remains one of the world's largest producers and exporters of gas a"
Firefighters in Victoria are battling around 30 active blazes as the state's fire danger rating reached the highest "catastrophic" level. Temperatures were forecast to reach 46 degrees Celsius with damaging winds expected to make conditions "undefendable" in some areas. Dozens of communities were evacuated and parks and campgrounds closed as fires spread. A major fire near Longwood burned more than 35,000 hectares, destroyed multiple homes and community buildings, and left two adults and a child missing after their home was destroyed. Another blaze near Walwa spread across about 20,000 hectares. Residents reported total property and livelihood losses and authorities warned that failure to leave could cost lives.
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