Thousands told to ‘prepare to run into the water’ at Mallacoota beach

David Jeffery – the owner of the Wave Oasis bed and breakfast in Mallacoota - has described the town as a “disaster zone”. Conditions in the coastal town, in East Gippsland in Victoria’s far east, deteriorated early on Tuesday morning. More than 4000 people were forced to take shelter at the town's beach, with residents told to run to the water when the CFA sirens sounded. Image: Twitter/@bluesfestblues Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au