The number of homes destroyed has now exceeded 1800 and the number of lives lost to date is 181.
The death toll has now risen to 93. "One fire official said the blaze now had a perimeter extending 'hundreds of kilometres' and may take weeks to contain."
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2009/02/09/Ninety-three_dead_fires_still_raging_301240.html
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