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Kangaroo Island's first steps to recovery

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Vivienne Nunis reports from Kangaroo Island, which lies just south of mainland Australia. What has been the economic impact of the wildfires there?

The recent wildfires in Australia killed 30 people and destroyed an area the size of Cuba. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Vivienne Nunis has been looking at the economic impact of the disaster on Kangaroo Island, which lies just south of mainland Australia. Vivienne talks to local business owners about what happened to them and how they hope to rebuild.
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(Photo: burnt-out cars on Kangaroo Island. Credit: Getty Images.)

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Thu 20 Feb 2020 15:32GMT

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