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Australia:Wild Fire:2009/02/07

Duration	2009/02/07	The death toll from fires in southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country's history on 8 February 2009.
Country or District	Australia
Name	Wild Fire

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Reuters AlerNet 2009/02/12
Dead:181 (confirmed) Homeless: 5,000	Damaged houses: 1,033 Area burnt: 450,000 ha

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Report/Articles CNN.com 2009/02/24 The death toll from bushfires in southeastern Australia has risen to 210, police in the state of Victoria said on 24 February 2009. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2009/02/19 Bushfire death toll rises to 208 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2009/02/17 Bushfire death toll rises to 200 Reuters AlerNet 2009/02/12 Factbox - Australia\'s deadliest bushfires Government of Australia 2009/02/11 So far 173 deaths, more than 500 injured, nearly 1,000 homes destroyed, thousands now homeless, 365,000 hectares burnt, 25 local government authorities affected, entire towns gone. BBC News 2009/02/08 The death toll from fires in southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country\'s history.

Geographycal Data Information OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/02/09 Australia: Wildfire (as of 9 February 2009)

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Pictures Image Gallery of MODIS, NASA A crippling heat wave and strong winds in southeastern Australia contributed to an outbreak of forest and grassland fires in Victoria in late January 2009.