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Victorians under threat from bushfires are facing their last chance to leave as catastrophic conditions descend on the state’s west, Australian Associated Press reports.

The Bayindeen bushfire, north-west of Ballarat, is still raging this morning and authorities released a map showing the fire could rip through areas including Beaufort, Elmhurst, Amphitheatre, Lexton, Learmonth and Clunes.

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