Death toll continues to rise in wildfire disaster

Despite cooler conditions than at the weekend, Victoria state is still on alert as more than a dozen fires continue to burn uncontrolled. Residents have been warned to watch out for embers blowing in from the blazes. The death toll so far is 173, but it is expected to rise significantly as the operation to recover bodies continues. Some 500 people have been injured and nearly 10,000 homes destroyed across 365,000 hectares of torched land