Australia Deploys Military to Rescue 800 Trapped by Bushfires in Victoria

Australia Deploys Military to Rescue 800 Trapped by Bushfires in Victoria
A military helicopter is seen landing at the RAAF Base in East Sale, Victoria, Australia, on Jan. 2, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross
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The Australian federal government is deploying military personnel to aid the ongoing bushfire crisis in Victoria, Australia, with a plan to rescue 800 people by sea from the Victorian town of Mallacoota on Friday morning where they are trapped by bushfires blazing across Victoria’s Gippsland region.

Victorian authorities confirmed the rescue mission as the defence force begins relief operations across Australia’s southeast.