Blackouts as Vic faces 'oppressive' heat

By Kaitlyn Offer and Benita Kolovos
Updated January 24 2019 - 9:46pm, first published 9:42pm
Melbourne is forecast to reach 44C on Friday - the hottest maximum since Black Saturday in 2009.
Melbourne is forecast to reach 44C on Friday - the hottest maximum since Black Saturday in 2009.

Thousands of houses across Victoria are without power as the state swelters through an "oppressive" night of hot and humid weather.

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