KINGLAKE, Australia (Reuters) - Forensic police sifted through ash and the twisted remains of houses on Wednesday to identify those killed in the nation's deadliest bushfires, but some are so badly burnt they may never be identified.
"In some of these cases it will be weeks before positive identification can be made," Victoria state premier John Brumby said, as the official toll was put at 181 but media said could reach as high as 300.
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