Deadliest Australian wildfires kill 130

Monday, February 9, 2009

HEALESVILLE, Australia -- The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached farther into the fire zone. The death toll rose to 130 by early today.

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