Black Saturday bushfires remembered on 17th anniversary of Australia's deadliest disaster

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Australia is commemorating the 17th anniversary of the Black Saturday blaze, the nation’s deadliest bushfire disaster that claimed 173 lives and changed the country forever. On February 7, 2009, Victoria experienced a day of unprecedented devastation as record-breaking summer temperatures and fierce winds created the perfect conditions for catastrophe. [{ "selector": ".qtmze-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 30px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]