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Victorian authorities have confirmed 29 houses were destroyed in a bushfire that was sparked by lightning strikes in the Bunyip State Park in eastern Victoria a week ago.
A further two houses were damaged by the blaze but were considered habitable, the state control centre said in a statement.
It said 67 outbuildings or sheds had been destroyed in the Bunyip fire.
A further two properties were destroyed in a separate blaze further east at Yinnar South.
Authorities had previously said at least 11 structures had been destroyed — nine in the Bunyip fire, and two in the Yinnar South blaze.
Assessment teams have inspected 447 properties this week, and residents began returning to their homes last night.
Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said the spate of bushfires that began last Thursday had burned more than 100,000 hectares.
He said 17 fires were yet to be brought under control.
Mr Crisp said about 2,000 firefighters and 61 aircraft had been deployed to fight the ongoing fires.
More to come.
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