National Day of Mourning for Australia's bushfire victims

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Updated February 12, 2009 22:11:20

The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has declared a national day of mourning for the Victorian bushfire victims.

And while long list of problems faced by the victims is slowly being addressed and every day that list seems to get longer.

Police say they're looking into reports of looting, and today they arrested two men who were seen acting suspiciously in a fire zone.

Tourists are also being asked to show respect, and stay out of fire ravaged communities.

It comes as the cooler weather brings a chance for fire fighters to contain more than 30 fires.

Presenter: Simon Lauder

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