Too late to leave! Dangerous bushfires threaten lives in East Gippsland as trapped residents are told to take shelter indoors
- A bushfire is threatening homes and lives in Victoria’s East Gippsland region
- Emergency warning was issued for Cape Conran blaze on Saturday afternoon
- ‘You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive,’ Vic Emergency said
A bushfire is threatening homes and lives in Victoria, with authorities advising residents it’s too late to leave.
An emergency warning was issued for the Cape Conran blaze, in the East Gippsland region, on Saturday afternoon.
Residents in that community as well as Marlo Plains were told to take shelter inside amid the conditions.
‘There is a bushfire at Cape Conran that is out of control,’ Vic Emergency said.
An emergency warning was issued for the Cape Conran blaze, in the East Gippsland region, on Saturday afternoon
Residents in Marlo Plains were also told to take shelter inside amid the conditions
‘The fire is impacting private property. This fire is threatening homes and lives.
‘You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave.’
It comes after heavy rain across parts of the Wimmera, with Nhill recording 61mm by 9am on Saturday, Dimbola 51mm, Longerenong 42mm and Horsham 40mm.
Up to 13mm has been recorded in parts of south-east Melbourne but the falls are not expected to extended to the fire ground.
Orbost reached 43C shortly before 1.30pm, with Albury, Rutherglen and Yarrawonga recording temperatures in the low 40s.
Three ‘watch and act’ warnings are also in place across the east and northeast, covering Bendoc, Bendoc Upper, Bendoc North, Marlo, Tabbara and Wulgulmerang.
A cool change is moving east across the state but it remains unusually humid.
Vic Emergency told residents it is too late to leave on Saturday afternoon