Australia Urges Nearly 250,000 to <br />Evacuate Due to Massive Bushfires.<br />Emergency messages were sent to more than <br />240,000 people informing them to leave their homes.<br />High winds are expected to move through Victoria on Saturday morning.<br />The country has prepared military backup, and authorities say the next few hours could be “very, very challenging.".<br />Even with rain in Melbourne, even with forecast better conditions next week, there is a long way to go in what has been an unprecedented fire event. , Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria, via statement.<br />Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews <br />urged residents to leave “if you are told to.”.<br />27 people have been killed in <br />the wildfires since October, .<br />and more than 25.5 million acres <br />of land have been burned
