Nearly 135,000 Victorians still without electricity after storms as homes lost to bushfires

Dairy farmer dead after wild weather in South Gippsland, while ongoing power outages affect more than 134,000 customers

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A dairy farmer is dead, homes have been lost and nearly 135,000 customers remain without power after bushfires and storms ravaged Victoria.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, confirmed a 50-year-old man died when storms hit the South Gippsland region, in the state's east, on Tuesday night. She expressed her condolences to his family and first responders.

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