The bushfires that raged through Australia this weekend were the deadliest in the nation's history, tearing through towns and leading the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby to describe the situation as "hell on Earth." At the time of this story's publishing, the death toll was 126, including respected news anchor Brian Naylor ... More »
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