How many people died in the bush fires 2009?

Answer 1

The following is a chronology of how the death toll unfolded. As of 2/8, 84 had been reported dead. ---- Late evening Monday, 9 February 2009: 134 confirmed dead. The death toll is expected to reach 230 by the time it's all over. ---- Tuesday midday, 10 February: the death toll was at 173. By late Tuesday evening, it had reached 181. 80 more people were still missing. ---- The offical death toll from the Victoria bushfires remained at 181 up until the morning of Monday, 16 February 2009. By evening, after police had searched areas of rubble, that figure had risen to 189. A day later, after more searches, the toll hit 200. ---- The searches continued. On Thursday, 19 February, twelve days after the fires started, the death toll had risen to 208. ---- By 24 February, the death toll was 209, but police were still unsure how many people were still missing. The latest figure, in early March remains at 210, with some still missing.

Answer 2

The bushfires in Victoria, dubbed the "Black Saturday" bushfires and commencing on 7 February 2009, killed a known total of 173 people - Australia's worst ever bushfire toll to date.

The death toll was initially reported as 210, twelve days after the fires started. However, after police, emergency services and sniffer dogs finished searching through the burnt rubble of whole towns, and after searching missing persons data and examining bushfire victims, this death toll was revised down to 173 on 30 March 2009.

Answer 3

Around 75 people died in the Ash Wednesday Bushfires

Answer 4

Since 1851, bushfires have caused over 800 deaths in Australia. For a breakdown of some of the worst bushfires and the fatalities that have resulted, see the related link below.