Two adults, a child missing in catastrophic Victorian bushfires

Three people remain unaccounted for with one town isolated in Victoria’s north as more areas are placed under a catastrophic bushfire warning for the first time since Black Summer bushfires.
John Ferguson, Euan Kennedy and Anthony Galloway

Victoria’s out of control Longwood bushfire has worsened and is now threatening more communities to the south. Picture: Jason Edwards

Welcome to The Australian’s live coverage of the bushfire threat in Victoria and across the country as a nation-wide heatwave fuels increasingly dangerous conditions.