Australian police are searching fire-ravaged towns in southern Tasmania looking for 100 unaccounted people.

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Fire investigators are searching for evidence to establish the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly before 1330 GMT.

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Police divers, fire department officers and villagers were searching for the missing passengers in the river, known for stretches of swift-flowing rapids.

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They also give them a short-term reprieve from searching for a job when firms are more apt to fire than hire.

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Law-enforcement agencies had been searching the forest for Mr. Dorner since Thursday, when they discovered his abandoned truck on fire and followed footprints into the snow until they disappeared.

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