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I'm hoping that none of your family and friends were caught up in this disaster. It's truly a sad time in your nation's history.
Victoria's bushfire hell and fury
THE Black Saturday firestorm that swept across Victoria on its hottest day on record is feared to have claimed more than 100 lives, making it the nation's worst bushfire disaster.
And the crisis was far from over last night, with the Country Fire Authority advising that 12 major fires were still burning.
The official death toll was last night climbing almost hourly as more bodies were recovered from homes and cars in 22 devastated towns to the west, north and east of Melbourne.
Victoria Police had confirmed 96 people dead, including four children in one house, by 8pm yesterday while the CFA said more than 100 people were still unaccounted for. Up to 700 homes and 340,000ha of land were destroyed. More than 3730 people had registered with the Red Cross as having left their properties and the total homeless figure is expected to be much higher.
Victoria's bushfire hell and fury
THE Black Saturday firestorm that swept across Victoria on its hottest day on record is feared to have claimed more than 100 lives, making it the nation's worst bushfire disaster.
And the crisis was far from over last night, with the Country Fire Authority advising that 12 major fires were still burning.
The official death toll was last night climbing almost hourly as more bodies were recovered from homes and cars in 22 devastated towns to the west, north and east of Melbourne.
Victoria Police had confirmed 96 people dead, including four children in one house, by 8pm yesterday while the CFA said more than 100 people were still unaccounted for. Up to 700 homes and 340,000ha of land were destroyed. More than 3730 people had registered with the Red Cross as having left their properties and the total homeless figure is expected to be much higher.