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Three people remain missing after bushfires destroyed multiple homes in Longwood and Ruffy, with over 30 active fires statewide amid extreme heat and wind conditions.
- On Friday, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Bob Hill said two adults and a child are missing after CFA crews found their Longwood home destroyed and the area remains a hot spot.
- Lightning and a midweek heatwave sparked the blazes, with at least 10,000 lightning strikes overnight igniting about 30 new fires across southern Australia.
- The Longwood fire has burned more than 35,000 hectares, while the Walwa / Mt Lawson fire has grown to just under 20,000 hectares and Ruffy lost about 10 properties, including a school.
- Dozens of communities were evacuated and many parks closed, the Hume Freeway between Seymour and Violet Town was closed after a fire jumped it, and personal hardship payments are available at Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre, Premier Jacinta Allan announced emergency funding.
- Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch warned `Any fires in our landscape today... will be uncontrollable, unpredictable and will be very fast moving`, and a cool change is expected late Friday, but gusty winds may ground over 70 aircraft.
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The Australian state of Victoria is struggling with major wildfires. Large fires are raging in several locations across the state, causing extensive damage and still not under control. Three people are missing. The fires broke out this week in around thirty locations in Victoria. The fires around the towns of Longwood and Walwa are particularly difficult to contain. Approximately 35,000 and 20,000 hectares have burned there, respectively. Togeth…
(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyeon-gyu = A large-scale wildfire has been spreading for three days in Victoria, Australia, where temperatures are exceeding 40 degrees Celsius and suffering from a heat wave, leaving three people missing.
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