Residents and tourists in a vast area of north-east Victoria are being urged to evacuate as soon as possible ahead of a worsening fire threat.
Country Fire Authority State Agency Commander, Brett Boatman, said dangerous bushfire conditions would start to escalate from Friday morning with winds gaining strength.
"It's a fairly large part of Victoria — we're talking about hundreds of thousands, if not millions of hectares involved," Mr Boatman said.Ovens Valley including; Mt Hotham, Dinner Plain, Harrietville, Wandiligong. Temperatures will continue to climb over the next two days, with Albury/Wodonga expecting up to 45 degrees Celsius and strong winds.
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