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8 Feb 2009, 1:14 pm   -   Source: Victoria Police, AAP
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Dozens of people have been killed across Victoria. (AAP)

Dozens of people have been killed across Victoria. (AAP)

Victorian police have confirmed nine more deaths, bringing the total number of people killed in Victoria's bushfires to 35. Here's a list of town's affected.

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Victorian police have confirmed nine more deaths today, bringing the total number of people killed in Victoria's ferocious bushfires to 35, as exhausted fire crews continue to battle blazes across two states.

Victoria Police announced nine more deaths at 12.25pm (AEDT) today, all from the Churchill fire in the Gippsland region in Victoria's east.

Four people have been killed in the town of Callignee and one more in Upper Callignee, three have died in Hazelwood and one at Jeeralang.

The other 25 deaths were all to the north of Melbourne - one in the major regional city of Bendigo and the rest from the massive blaze around Kinglake.

The ages and sex of the deceased are not known in all cases, however police expect that some of the lives lost will include children.

Here's a breakdown of deaths:

    Kinglake 6

    Kinglake West 6

    St Andrews 4

    Arthurs Creek 1

    Humevale 3

    Wandong 4

    Bendigo 1

    Strathewan 1

    Callignee 4

    Upper Callignee 1

    Hazelwood 3

    Jeeralang 1

Source: Victoria Police update at 1235 AEDT

 

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mal bonner - from Europe UK, 3 years ago

Hi What survival tactics (against fireballs) do you have? While bush fires are minimal in UK, France, Spain and Italy frequently experience them and have escaped by digging 'shelters' in the ground (ideally away from buildings etc which will burn for some time and collapse on them ) Sometimes these have been shallow 'scrapes' since Fire balls pass quickly (particularly with 60 kmh winds) whereas escape attempts in motor vehicles have been fatal !

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