Four people are still unaccounted for in East Gippsland.

Thirty-three fires are still burning across the state at the moment, according to the State Control Centre.

More than 470,0000 hectares of land have been affected by the fires in Victoria.

The Princes Highway was reopened earlier this evening between Bairnsdale and Lake Tyers Beach Road, to allow those who were trapped in Lakes Entrance to leave, according to VicTraffic.

Emergency warnings for the Corryong fire in the far north east have now expanded to connect with emergency warnings for the East Gippsland fires.

With communities still cut off from the rest of the state due to road closures, Royal Australian Navy ships have been sent to the rescue of Victorian and NSW coastal towns. No land route out of the fire zone is expected to open for days.

At least 43 structures have been destroyed in Sarsfield, north-east of Bairnsdale, and Buchan.

In the meantime, it is best to keep checking the Vic Emergency website: https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/

Thank you for joining us and please stay safe.