victoria burning oz bushfire part ii

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• Fires were still burning across about 770 sq miles (2,000 sq km) in areas north of Melbourne

• 80% of the town burnt down to the ground.

• The death toll so far reported is 86.Higest in the history of Australian bushfire tragedy, worse than so-called Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 . And thousands are home less. The blazes are yet to be contained.

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