Canberra, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and three people are missing amid an ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria. Authorities said that there were 30 active bushfires burning across Victoria as of Friday and that they are expected to be unpredictable, uncontrollable, and fast-moving due to catastrophic conditions, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius exacerbated by strong winds.Victoria Police Deputy Commiss…
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Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) Residents in four regions in the southeast Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate their homes by Friday morning as authorities declared a catastrophic bushfire danger rating on Thursday.The Country Fire Authority (CFA) on Thursday declared the highest-level catastrophic fire danger rating for Friday in four regions in central, north, northwest and southwest Victoria and an extreme fire danger rating for the rest of the state.It marks the first time that c…