Australia bushfires: towns devastated and lives lost as blazes turn the sky red

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

Australia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of fires tore through several towns on the east coast and forced thousands of people to take shelter on beaches.

Two people – a father and son – died when fire hit the New South Wales town of Cobargo on Tuesday, while emergency services officials held grave fears for a third person, near Narooma, on the state’s south coast.

In Victoria, where more than 200,000ha has burned in the state’s east, at least four people were unaccounted for. The armed forces stand ready to evacuate those sheltering on the state’s beaches if needed.

Eleven people have been confirmed dead across all states in this year’s bushfire season so far.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/31/australia-bushfires-towns-devastated-and-lives-lost-as-blazes-turn-the-sky-red

[MFM008]

1. The fate of the planet

[hlthe2b]

2. At least wildfires that can't be stopped in the Western US, eventually burn out when snows come

Australia? Nothing to stop it. This is just beyond horrific, depressing, angering, maddening.

[Canoe52]

3. No rake the forest comments from the White House?

[ThingsGottaChange]

4. Hey, I know!

Let's shoot fire into the sky all over Australia! That'll help! How much money spent on fireworks instead of helping the people who have lost everything including loved ones?

It's a great show that I've loved to watch for many years. But, get your priorities straight, Aussies! Now is not the time....