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melted metal of alloy wheels





Remnants of a dairy herd shelter near a farmhouse after surviving a terrifying wildfire which burnt out thousands of hectares of farmland




The remains of a sheep holding pen smoulder


The ruins of a house and forest



helicopter drops water



volunteers prepare to move to save another house as a barn burns in the background


burnt out camera




firefighter watches a helicopter water bomb a bushfire



police helicopter surveys damage


rural firefighter backburns vegetation


burnt out house and a car









Bushfires in Victoria, Australia


February 9, 2009