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| Australia fire deaths rise to 200 | Australia fire deaths rise to 200 |
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| The number of people who died in Australia's bushfires has reached 200 and will rise further, police say. | |
| The gruesome milestone was reached after fire investigators discovered 11 more bodies in the town of Kinglake, in south-east Victoria state. | The gruesome milestone was reached after fire investigators discovered 11 more bodies in the town of Kinglake, in south-east Victoria state. |
| More than 1,800 homes were destroyed and 7,500 people displaced by the hundreds of fires that swept the state. | More than 1,800 homes were destroyed and 7,500 people displaced by the hundreds of fires that swept the state. |
| Police suspect at least two of the fires were set deliberately, and have charged one man with arson. | Police suspect at least two of the fires were set deliberately, and have charged one man with arson. |
| On Monday a Melbourne court named the suspect as Brendan Sokaluk - despite fears for his safety prompted by public fury over the blaze. | |
| Prosecutors allege that the 39-year-old deliberately set a fire in Churchill, Victoria, in which 11 people died. | |
| He is facing charges of arson causing death and of intentionally starting a bushfire. He faces a maximum 25-year sentence for the first charge, and 15 years for the second. | |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that a national day of mourning will be held on Sunday for all victims of the bushfires. |