Three hundred structures had been destroyed with at least 80 homes lost across Victoria, according to authorities, as fires burned 350,000 hectares of bushland

Firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes across the state on Friday, with Victoria under the highest possible fire danger rating

Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heat wave blanketing the country.

Three people were unaccounted for as out-of-control bushfires raged in the Australian state of Victoria, destroying homes and burning through vast swathes of bushland amid the worst fire conditions since 2019's Black Summer.

Australian authorities declare a state of disaster in Victoria as bushfires rage, destroying homes and leaving three people missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland.

The southeastern Australian state of Victoria has seen the loss of at least 130 structures as more than 35 bushfires continued to ravage the state on Saturday, prompting state Premier Jacinta Allan to declare a state of disaster.