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Member of a Disaster Victim Identification Team walks on the site of a destroyed house at Steels Creek
11 Feb 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A member of a Disaster Victim Identification Team walks on the site of a destroyed house in Steels Creek, about 46 km (29 miles) northeast of Melbourne, February 11, 2009. The rising death toll in Australia's deadliest bushfires now stands at 181, but could exceed 200, authorities say. If deaths in the town of Marysville are confirmed, the toll may reach 300. REUTERS/Craig Borrow/Pool (AUSTRALIA)
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Emergency workers, including members of a Disaster Victim Identification Team, work at the site of a destroyed house in Steels Creek, about 46 km (29 miles) northeast of Melbourne, February 11, ...


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