Residents and holidaymakers told to get out of East Gippsland as fire danger rises
Thousands of holidaymakers and residents are being told to leave a large part of Victoria's east ahead of tomorrow's severe fire danger.
"If you're planning on visiting East Gippsland today or Monday, don't do it," Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said."It is not possible to provide support and aid to all the visitors currently in the East Gippsland region, and if the Princes Highway is impacted, you may not be able to leave for some time.Authorities are also warning of the risk of new fires being ignited by lightning strikes in dry, drought-affected forests.
The fire danger for tomorrow is rated as extreme in the Mallee, Wimmera, South West, Central, North Central and Northern Country districts, and severe for East Gippsland and the North East.Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Kevin Parkyn said tomorrow was"likely to be a significant fire weather day in Victoria's history", with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius across much of the state, including in East Gippsland.
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