November 15, 2009
Slideshow: Aftermath of Australia’s catastrophic 2009 wildfires
The bushfires that swept through Victoria In February 2009 killed almost 200 people as record temperatures turned the bush into a tinderbox. The events, described as Australia’s worst peacetime disaster, have left thousands homeless, destroyed entire communities and transformed forests into ash.
After the bushfires: Australia counts the cost
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