Residents of the tourist town of Lorne were among those told to leave their homes but, even after this order was lifted, authorities said the fires were still strong. Rain has helped firefighters gain control and allowed residents to return.
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“[It was] a odd experience looking back across the bay at all of that column of smoke whilst we were trying to enjoy our Christmas”, he said.
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While around 500 firefighters and 13 firefighting aircraft battled the flames along parts of Victoria state’s picturesque Great Ocean Road, teams moved in to assess damage from fires that had lit up the night sky along the coast on Christmas.
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It’s now confirmed 85 homes have been destroyed at Wye River and 18 in Separation Creek – 103 in total.
Water bombing aircraft made a minimal impact on the fires, which set entire trees and hillsides alight in communities along the Great Ocean Road, officials said.
The fire has temporarily closed a section of the Great Ocean Road, which winds along Victoria’s coastline and past the region’s famed “Apostles” a collection of giant limestone stacks that jut dramatically out of the sea. “Everything’s available to burn”.
“This fire is a fire that will remain with potential to burn in January and February this year”. Numerous properties destroyed were holiday homes.
The fire near the coastal town of Lorne was started by a lightning strike on December 19 but flared up yesterday due to hot weather and winds pushing embers over fire control lines.
Andrews said financial grants had already been issued to help those who had lost their homes.
Walking trails in the nearby Great Otway National Park were closed to the public, as some of the fires are in the park.
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The disaster is the latest of a string of bushfires to hit Victoria and Australia’s other states over recent weeks. In 2009, wildfires killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Victoria.
