MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Residents of two small communities in the southern Australian state of Victoria were told to evacuate on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control nearby and as temperatures were set to rise.
Authorities said the fire could affect the town of Goongerah, nearly 450 km (280 miles) east of Melbourne with a population of 60 people, and the nearby community of Martins Creek over the next 48 hours and residents should leave now.
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