Melbourne: One person has died in a massive bushfire raging in southeastern Australia, police said on Friday, as firefighters around the country battled blazes amid a scorching heatwave.
Police said the body was found at the Grampians National Park town of Roses Gap in the west of Victoria state, where the capital Melbourne has sweltered in searing temperatures this week.
"The death is being treated as occurring as a result of the fires," Victoria Police said, as officials warned that conditions were set to worsen later on Friday.
People began leaving the Grampians holiday town of Halls Gap, on the edge of the national park, on Thursday.
"We are covered in smoke, there is a massive plume that looks like an atomic bomb has gone off over the top of the mountain," he added.
"Halls Gap is seriously under threat when the wind change occurs later today," CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said.
"We will get more (fire) starts, that's pretty much guaranteed," chief officer Greg Nettleton said.
Melbourne was expected to register temperatures around 44 degrees Celsius on Friday while the South Australian capital Adelaide was set for 42C, its fifth straight day over 40 degrees, before dropping considerably on Saturday. The temperature reached 44C on Thursday in Adelaide.
Police said the body was found at the Grampians National Park town of Roses Gap in the west of Victoria state, where the capital Melbourne has sweltered in searing temperatures this week.
"The death is being treated as occurring as a result of the fires," Victoria Police said, as officials warned that conditions were set to worsen later on Friday.
People began leaving the Grampians holiday town of Halls Gap, on the edge of the national park, on Thursday.
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"We are covered in smoke, there is a massive plume that looks like an atomic bomb has gone off over the top of the mountain," he added.
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"Halls Gap is seriously under threat when the wind change occurs later today," CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said.
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"We will get more (fire) starts, that's pretty much guaranteed," chief officer Greg Nettleton said.
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Melbourne was expected to register temperatures around 44 degrees Celsius on Friday while the South Australian capital Adelaide was set for 42C, its fifth straight day over 40 degrees, before dropping considerably on Saturday. The temperature reached 44C on Thursday in Adelaide.
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