"Under (emergency protocols), all the mayors must implement the forced evacuation, especially for susceptible areas," he told AFP by telephone, adding as many as 40,000 in the province lived in ...

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A number of fast-moving grassfires have broken out across Victoria in hot and windy conditions. The majority of the fires are spread across the state's west, including the Otway Ranges and Wimmera ...

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BBC news reports on the evacuation of children on 1 September 1939.

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