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Thousands of firefighters on Saturday toiled in Australia's Victoria state to get the upper hand on bushfires that have razed homes, cut power to tens of thousands and burned vast swathes of bushland.

The blazes, mostly sparking at midweek amid an intense heatwave in Australia's southeast, have torn through more than 300,000 hectares of bushland, authorities said on Saturday morning, adding that 10 major fires were still burning statewide.

More than 130 structures, including homes, have been destroyed and around 38,000 residences and businesses were without power due to the fires, the authorities said. The government of Victoria, Australia, declared a state of disaster in 19 areas.

A heatwave warning on Saturday was in place for large parts of Victoria, while fire weather warnings were active for neighbouring New South Wales state and the Australian Capital Territory, the nation's weather forecaster said.

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