“It’s kind of confirmed for us just how hot, just how volatile, just how intense this fire was, burning right to the water’s edge”, he told the ABC earlier today.
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He praised Victorians for acting promptly and following expert advice.
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A spokesman for Victoria’s emergency services said that a significant number of houses are believed to be lost.
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“The State Government stands ready to provide whatever support, whatever the resources the council and others need to make sure that we can rebuild and support and empower people through what will be a very challenging process, not for weeks and months but indeed for years”, the Premier said.
Large bushfire at Wye River, taken Christmas Night.
Although an evacuation alert was lifted for the popular tourist town of Lorne and rain overnight had helped the firefighting operation, officials said the fires were far from out.
Today he and his father Peter today returned to assess the damage to the family home in Separation Creek.
There is no longer an immediate threat to the community but that could change with weather conditions and residents should remain vigilant.
The fire later jumped the Great Ocean Road and reached the beach, but Mr Jacobs, his mother, sister and her boyfriend had left for Wye River and then to Apollo Bay.
The fires started with a lightning strike on December 19 and, fanned by winds, have already burned more than 2,000 hectares.
Over 100 firefighters and 17 aircraft are working through the night to try to tame the 1,400 hectare blaze.
The CFA has confirmed 18 homes have been lost at Separation Creek, and 35 have been lost at Wye River.
Chris Tutungi’s Lorne home was destroyed in the Ash Wednesday fires, which claimed 75 lives in Victoria and South Australia, but was spared yesterday.
“Rain has impacted on the fire and the forward rate of spread has slowed”. Another fire on the outskirts of Melbourne earlier in the day was brought under control.
“The weather will be more predictable tomorrow, and hopefully with some rain overnight, conditions should be much easier than Friday for firefighters”, he said.
Bushfires burning near the Victorian tourist towns were a major concern for firefighters on Christmas Day, with one in “exactly the wrong spot” to be able to fight it.
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But in better news, Mr Drayton told the community meeting in Torquay on Saturday morning that people could now return to Lorne.
