Bush-fires sweep through Tasmania

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Clouds from a nearby bushfire are seen over Mount Wellington during on January 4, 2013 in Hobart, Australia. Bushfires are burning across Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria as temperatures soar into the mid to high 40s celsius (110 degrees F) across South Eastern Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Australian police say many people remain unaccounted for but no deaths had yet been recorded as fire ravages Tasmania.