Residents survey bushfire devastation

Residents survey bushfire devastation

The bushfires were dying down on Saturday but they've left a trail of devastation in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley.br br Residents of the small Australian town returned on Saturday to survey the damage.br br At least 85 homes, a petrol station and a school were destroyed.br br Those who found their homes intact said other family members hadn't been so lucky.br br SOUNDBITE: UNIDENTIFIED MAN SAYING (English):br br "Yes, my two nephews, they've lost both their houses. My brother's lost the mill up there, bloody millions of dollars. I don't know."br br Local media said a sawmill which employed 15 staff was among the casualties.br br Tasmania's fire service was still tackling several other isolated bushfires burning across the state.


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