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Vic Premier Daniel Andrews with a couple who lost their business in the fires in East Gippsland

Vic Premier Daniel Andrews with a couple who lost their business in the fires in East Gippsland Source: AAP

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At least eight people are dead and hundreds of properties have been destroyed in East Gippsland in Victoria and on the South Coast of New South Wales.

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