Fire crews fight a bush near to Labertouche, east of Melbourne Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex FeaturesVolunteer firefighters Simon and Laura Gurney stand in the ruins of their house in Darlimurla, south Gippsland, VictoriaPhotograph: Aaron Francis/AFP/Getty ImagesA fire crew monitor the flames in Victoria's Bunyip state forestPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
A firefighter takes a break in the Bunyip state forest, east of the Victorian capital, MelbournePhotograph: Andrew Brownbill/EPAA fire truck moves away from out of control flames in the Bunyip state forestPhotograph: APFlames ravage the Bunyip state forestPhotograph: Andrew Brownbill/EPAPeople watch the fire in the Bunyip state forestPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesThe burnt remains of a car in BoolarraPhotograph: Luis Ascui/Getty ImagesA volunteer firefighter rests near Labertouche in the Gippsland of VictoriaPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesA scene of devastation outside the town of KinglakePhotograph: Mark Smith/AFP/Getty ImagesFirefighters battle a bushfire as it approaches Peats RidgePhotograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ImagesA firefighter surveys the damage caused by fires near Peats RidgePhotograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ImagesThe twisted remains of houses in the town of Kinglake, north-east of MelbournePhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesA resident walks through a haze of smoke and flame near residential areas of Drouin Photograph: T Carrafa/Newspix / Rex Features/Rex FeaturesHuge plumes of smoke from burning bush east of MelbournePhotograph: A Coppel/Newspix / Rex Features/ Rex FeaturesA burnt house and a car at Kinglake, north-east of MelbournePhotograph: APA fire truck in Drouin as the flames approachPhotograph: T Carrafa/Newspix/Rex FeaturesDestroyed buildings and vehicles at KinglakePhotograph: Rick Rycroft/APVolunteers hose down embers at Yarra Glen railway stationPhotograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesDavina Derrick watches as a house burns in DrouinPhotograph: A Coppel/Newspix/Rex FeaturesA fire engine drives away from flames burning near Labertouche, east of Melbourne Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex FeaturesFires blaze on a mountainside in Strathewen, part of the King Lake national park Photograph: G Richardson/Newspix/Rex FeaturesA helicopter drops water on a fire at Labertouche Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex FeaturesJason, Keith and Elizabeth Adams watch the raging fires near their livestock. The family sought shelter near a dam in Labertouche Photograph: A Coppel/Newspix /Rex Features
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