Vic:More bodies found in fires, death toll to be updated on Mon
16 Feb 2009 12:07 PM
MELBOURNE, Feb 16 AAP - Police have confirmed more bodies have been found in the carnage of Victoria's bushfires in the last three days, despite the death toll not being updated since Thursday.
Assistant Commissioner Steve Fontana said the conditions Disaster Victim Identification teams were dealing with were "very difficult" and it was important to be accurate before updating the toll.
"We're going through all the remains that have been found," Mr Fontana said.
"I must stress this is a very difficult and painstaking task in terms of, you can imagine the condition, the conditions that were out there, the intensity of the heat. I must stress it's very difficult so it's got to be done properly."
But, he said, an updated death toll was expected to be released later on Monday.
