Bushfires crisis: French Island emergency warning as firefighters try to contain 90,000ha Victorian blaze

People on French Island at Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula told to leave before conditions become too dangerous

A fire is burning out-of-control on French Island at Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and firefighters are backburning around the northern edge of a 90,000ha fire in Victoria’s alpine region after residents were earlier ordered to evacuate to escape spotfires in the hills around Mount Buffalo.

An emergency warning – the highest alert level – has been issued for the French Island blaze at Ridge Track, which is travelling south towards McLeods Road.

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/366XBJO