Authorities are ordering everyone near the fire zones in Victoria’s east and north-east to leave ahead of extreme fire danger on Saturday.
Premier Daniel Andrews this week declared a State of Disaster for the first time — granting special powers to manage the bushfire crisis.
Two people have been killed in the state’s fires and 28 others are missing. The Navy has begun transporting the first batch of 4,000 people to safety from the coast of Mallacoota. Image: News Corp Australia
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