The death toll has reached 166 in the deadly wildfires in Australia. It is now believed that arsonists may have started the fire. Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, referred to these fires as “mass murder.”
Firefighters are still looking for survivors and estimate that the fires have destroyed over 750 homes leaving over 5,000 people homeless.
"All around us was 100-foot flames ringing the oval, and we ran where the wind wasn't. It was swirling all over the place, for three hours, we dodged the wind," said Jack Barber, a survivor of the fire.
There are an estimated 60,000 wildfires every year in Australia. Half of these fires are started by arsonists.
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