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Wildfires in Tasmania destroy more than 100 homesHouses destroyed by a bushfire are seen in ruins in Dunalley, Australia, Jan. 5. Over 100 homes have been destroyed in Australia's island state of Tasmania, with police saying that thousands of residents have been displaced by dozens of bush fires, driven by record high temperatures last week across the country.
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