Date Posted:08:29:10 02/14/09 Sat Author: Freddie Subject: Re: Victorian Bushfires In reply to:
Antipodi
's message, "Victorian Bushfires" on 23:20:39 02/13/09 Fri
Been hearing about the ash & smoke in Melbourne.
It's a terrible, terrible thing.
I pray that the fires never reach you.
Luv,
Freddie
>Being a resident of Victoria ...I thought I would just
>post a small note bout what is happening with the
>bushfires and also to let you know about the
>incredible stories of heroism and compassion coming
>out of it...as it stands the figures are 5000 people
>are homeless, 181 killed , 80+ hospitalized, 700 homes
>destroyed and the death toll could reach 300 as many
>places/towns have been burnt to the ground looking
>more like a war zone than well...Stories of families
>huddled together in their home wiped out ....carloads
>of people escaping the flames also perished...Hero's
>are also being made firemen fighting fires as personal
>loss, volunteers exhausted working 16 hour and more
>shifts, individuals saving neighbours lives at risk of
>their own ...everybody has rallied together to help
>each other ...I have never seen anything like it ...I
>can only say the Australian spirit is really
>showing...A bushfire appeal has been started by the
>red cross raising millions of dollars...People have
>donated clothes , food, toys for children , musicians
>are setting up rock concerts and sportsman are coming
>up to personally visit the staging area's when the
>victims are housed in tents....so far we have not been
>affected by the fires as we live closer to Melbourne
>and the fires are in the outer country area's , but
>some fires are reaching out and smoke is everywhere
>here...
>
>It is so sad we all feel for the victims and those in
>the thick of it
>
>Antipodi
