Australia Fires: Victoria Told to Brace for 'Property Loss or Worse'

Homes lost in Victoria as dangerous bushfire conditions persist

Hot winds, and a dry countryside in Victoria has created some of the most dangerous bushfire conditions since 'Black Summer' in 2019-2020. Three people - two adults and a child - remain unaccounted for. This evening local time, eight fires were burning at emergency warning level across the state. That includes two major blazes, burning out of control at Longwood and Walwa on the New South Wales border.

Australia fires: Victoria told to brace for 'property loss or worse'

All regions in Victoria are facing 'catastrophic' or 'extreme' fire warnings

Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Alexandra, Yea, Marysville and Harcourt; widespread power outages amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

Australia news live: Fire warnings in Victoria with bushfires in Ruffy, Walwa, Parks, Seymour; Hume highway remains closed

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Australians brace for ‘property loss or worse’ as bushfires destroy homes

Australians in Victoria have been warned they should prepare for “property loss or worse” as much of the country faces extreme heatwave conditions. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday are forecast to hit record highs for most states and territories, with Victoria and South Australia in particular bracing for dangerous fire conditions due to strong winds and hot temperatures. A total fire ban is in place in Victoria and all regions across the sta…