Mass evacuations as bushfires close in

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Update: Bushfires in Victoria’s East Gippsland are at an extreme danger level, forcing residents and tourists to evacuate, as catastrophic conditions are forecast for three South Australian districts.

After tens of thousands of holiday-makers were told to leave the region amid worsening fire conditions, a section of the highway connecting the easternmost part of the state with NSW was closed due to bushfire.

Bushfires impacting East Gippsland, Victoria. These photos are of the Bruthen and Ensay fires taken from Nicholson, Victoria. Picture: Brodie Richardson“It’s a very serious life-threatening situation. Make no mistake about it,” he said. “I want to assure Australians outside New South Wales ... our attention is equally there and ensuring the coordinated effort across states and territories is being put in place.” The temperature is expected to soar into the 40s across Victoria on Monday.Catastrophic bushfire conditions have been forecast for three South Australian districts including the Adelaide Hills where a major blaze continues to smoulder.

Other areas of the state will have either extreme or severe warnings in place, prompting the CFS to call in extra firefighting aircraft from Victoria. The worst of the conditions will occur on Monday morning, which Mr Jones said was unusual and meant people considering leaving should be ready to make the call early.

Severe fire danger ratings are in place on Monday for the southern Riverina, the southern slopes, the Monaro alpine region, the southern ranges and the far south coast. This includes one blaze near Tarcutta in the Snowy Valleys, which was on Saturday afternoon raised to “emergency” level as it burned erratically towards the east but has since been downgraded back to “advice”.“There is every prospect of new fires as we head into the deteriorating weather conditions over the coming days,” he said.

 

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