One dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires
Victoria's Premier, Jacinta Allan, said 30 active fires were burning across the state, ten of which were a particular concern. She said 350,000 hectares had been burnt across the state as of 08:00 local time on Sunday (23:00 GMT on Saturday). "We will see fires continue for some time across the state and that is why we are not through the worst of this by a long way," she told Australian media. "There are fires that are continuing right now that are threatening homes and property."Human remains were found in the village of Gobur, near the town of Longwood, some 110km (70 sq miles) north of the state capital Melbourne, police said. The victim has not yet been identified.Allan praised the emergency workers who worked to retrieve the body. "This is difficult and confronting work, and it takes a heavy toll.""The Gobur community is grieving," Allan said. Bushfire smoke is impacting air quality in many areas across Victoria, including metropolitan Melbourne. Authorities said the fires were the worst to hit the south-east of Australia since the 2019-2020 blazes that destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people.
