2 Jan 2020

Fears rise for 17 missing in bushfires in Victoria

From Five O'clock Report, 5:11 pm on 2 January 2020

The Victorian government holds significant fears for at least 17 people missing in bush fires in East Gippsland. Premier Daniel Andrews says those who are unaccounted for are from smaller communities, with one person confirmed dead. And the coastal town of Mallacoota remains cut off, with about 800 people expected to be evacuated by the Navy from tomorrow morning. Harry Frost from Nine News talks to Kim Savage.