Grampians community loses 25 houses in fire grounds
Victoria is in clean-up mode after a devastating weather event, which sparked bush fires and cut the power to thousands across the state. The Victorian Premier toured the fire grounds In the Grampians, where 25 houses have been lost to fire- authorities say while the threat of fire has eased the fire season isn’t over.
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00:00 We're in Storr, just outside the relief centre and this is where many dozens of Pomona residents
00:08 who have been affected by this bushfire on Tuesday have been coming and receiving support,
00:14 many who have been left homeless.
00:15 Today we have received and updated a revised figure of the number of properties that have
00:20 been lost in the small community on the eastern edge of the Grampians National Park.
00:25 It has been announced that 44 properties have been destroyed, that includes more homes and
00:31 more sheds and outbuildings after assessment by the CFA.
00:35 That is up from around 24 that was announced in the previous days.
00:40 There is some good news though, these two fires that have been burning in the Grampians
00:44 National Park, one that affected Dadswells Bridge and the one in Pomona, they're now
00:48 at advice levels.
00:49 There is still some firefighting that's going on in the sort of hard to reach places in
00:54 the Grampians National Park but largely this has now in Western Victoria moved to a recovery
01:00 phase.
01:01 There is help available to people, there are immediate personal hardship grants that the
01:06 state government has made available.
01:08 People are being urged to call a recovery hotline as well where they will get information
01:13 around what support is available and we're also told the state government is speaking
01:18 and working with the federal government around further financial assistance which is yet
01:23 to be announced.
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