Lorne

Lorne is a town located in Victoria, Australia, along the Great Ocean Road. It's newsworthy due to two recent, significant natural disasters. First, a large fire in the Otways is threatening to spread east, potentially impacting Lorne and over 1,000 homes. Authorities have urged residents to evacuate in anticipation of the fire's spread and a predicted heatwave. Simultaneously, Lorne has experienced severe flash flooding due to a recent storm, resulting in the closure of the Great Ocean Road. The floods washed cars into the sea and inundated caravan parks, prompting emergency warnings and evacuations in Lorne and surrounding areas like Wye River and Kennett River. This combination of fire risk and flood damage highlights the vulnerability of coastal communities in Victoria to extreme weather events.