Victoria has declared a state of disaster for six local government areas with Premier Daniel Andrews saying the fire risk is “unprecedented” as he announced a second person has been confirmed dead.
State of Disaster declared in Victoria with a second person confirmed dead: 'If you can leave, you must leave' The Premier said this was the first time these powers have been used as Victoria “face[s] an unprecedented risk to life and property”.
The six local government areas affected are the East Gippsland Shire, the Mansfield Shire, the Wellington Shire, the Wangaratta Rural Shire, the Towong Shire, the Alpine Shire, and the Mt Bulla, Mt Hotham, Mt Sterling alpine resorts. This is “the clearest, most formal, most powerful way to send this message, if you can leave you must leave”, he said. Image: News Corp Australia
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