One Dead in Australian Wildfires That May Burn for Weeks to Come
A bushfire burning near the town of Longwood, northern Victoria, Australia on Jan. 7.
Photographer: Kylie Shingles/CFA Wandong Fire Brigade/AFP/Getty ImagesOne person has died in wildfires in the Australian state of Victoria that have burned out an area slightly larger than Rhode Island.
A body was found about 100 meters from a vehicle near the fire-affected town of Gobur, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of the capital Melbourne, Victoria Police said on Sunday. The person is yet to be formally identified.