Well we were warned to brace ourselves for more devastation to come and they were right...
The death toll rose over night to a total of 173 and they are expecting more bodies to be found over the course of the coming week...
All states have sent extra firefighters to help those already trying to contain fires still out of control.....There are still communities that are under threat.....
These photo`s are from people who survived the firey inferno....
Listening to some of the survival stories lastnight on the news coverage brought tears to my eyes....And then there were the stories of those who didn`t make it.....
One that sticks in my mind constantly is of a family who had their car packed with the dog in the back seat, keys in the ignition of the car and yet their bodies were found in the front room of their home.....
Many can`t go back to see what`s left of their homes or their community as they are now declared crime scenes....
Reading the news this morning police are preparing sketches of whom they want to talk to about the lighting of the fires.....
Begs the question as to the fire plans.....
Do you stay and fight or do you go.......
Mandy they are saying now that the toll could rise to 300. Unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of fellow Australians who are ready to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to assist the rebuilding programme.
Please God the weather will be kind to us all
Cheryl it`s amazing isn`t it...Everywhere I look , here in South Australia there are bush fire appeals going everywhere....Across Australia I think it`s around 20 million that has been raised in donations....
ReplyDeleteAnd yes I do so hope the weather holds up for the firey`s....They need all the help they can get because they`re still not out of the woods yet...
I just can't understand how so many people perished. It's seems beyond comphrehension that fire can move so quickly to engulf you. It is a death that is too horrible to think about for long.
ReplyDeleteMandy, I know what you mean about tears, we have all had them in this house watching the news.