Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast


SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - ‌Three people are unaccounted for as out-of-control bushfires rage in the Australian state ‌of Victoria, destroying homes and burning through vast swathes of bushland, authorities ‌said on Friday.

Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch told a news conference that firefighters were battling 30 active blazes, with the state's fire danger rating on Friday at "catastrophic", the highest level.

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