Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

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Australia : Wild Fire : 2003/01/18
GLIDE: WF-2003-000030-AUS

Duration	2003/01/18
Country or District	Australia
Name	Wild Fire
Outline	Australia's capital is under a state of emergency as firefighters struggle with ferocious bushfires that have already killed one person, burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of evacuations.

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others

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Report/Articles

BBC News 2003/01/26
Bush fires have continued to rage in several parts of south-eastern Australia, destroying at least another 10 homes and forcing many residents to flee.
CNN news 2003/01/23
Fires keep Australia on edge
Yahoo Japan news 2003/01/21
4 people were killed, and 419 houses were destroyed.
Asahi.com2003/01/18(Japanese page)
Australia's capital,Canberra, is under a state of emergency that killed one person, burned 100 homes.
CNN News 2003/01/18
Australian officials estimate as many as 100 homes have been destroyed.
BBC News 2003/01/18
Wildfires hit Australian capital