Thousands spent Thursday night sleeping on the road after Princes Highway, on the NSW south coast, was closed overnight. The military has arrived to provide relief and resources for fire victims across East Gippsland, as well as evacuating people from Mallacoota. Across the border, Victorian authorities want tourists and locals to leave the state's alpine and East Gippsland regions by Thursday. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed on Thursday there are 17 people missing in East Gippsland, none of whom are emergency services personnel. Beloved great-grandfather Mick Roberts, 67, from Buchan, in East Gippsland, was found dead at his home on Wednesday morning.

Source: Daily Mail January 02, 2020 21:11 UTC