Firefighters were trying to tame bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday. Authorities have called on hundreds of residents in the affected region to flee.
Authorities raised the alert for an area near the Grampians National Park, which is located about 241 kilometers (roughly 150 miles) from the state’s capital Melbourne. Soon after, Victoria’s emergency services agency upgraded the advice to “evacuate immediately” and widened the affected area.
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