Wildfires in Australia
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flatchat(Chris)
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The south east of the country is in a fire ball --practically --deaths now over a 100 while the north east of the same country is in flood with crocodiles cruising the main streets of the towns affected.
Pete McCluskey.
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Not Good Pete,
Been watching it on the news. Fighting it is even harder, did it in my younger days. You would almost need a bomber squadron of CL-215's. Best you can do is pray for rain. Hope thing's work out for your sister.
Dave
Been watching it on the news. Fighting it is even harder, did it in my younger days. You would almost need a bomber squadron of CL-215's. Best you can do is pray for rain. Hope thing's work out for your sister.
Dave
found on the news.. These people should be shot!
Arsonists are being held responsible for starting some of the blazes, which are sweeping across an area of about 3,000 sq km across three states.
"These people are terrorists within our nation, they are the enemy within and we have to be increasingly vigilant about them," Mike Rann, the governor of South Australia state, said on Sunday.
At least 20 per cent of the fires in South Australia state were started by arsonists and another 20 per cent were the result of "stupidity or negligence," Rann said.
Arsonists were also relighting fires that had been brought under control, a fire authority official in Victoria said.
"These people are terrorists within our nation, they are the enemy within and we have to be increasingly vigilant about them," Mike Rann, the governor of South Australia state, said on Sunday.
Arsonists are being held responsible for starting some of the blazes, which are sweeping across an area of about 3,000 sq km across three states.
"These people are terrorists within our nation, they are the enemy within and we have to be increasingly vigilant about them," Mike Rann, the governor of South Australia state, said on Sunday.
At least 20 per cent of the fires in South Australia state were started by arsonists and another 20 per cent were the result of "stupidity or negligence," Rann said.
Arsonists were also relighting fires that had been brought under control, a fire authority official in Victoria said.
"These people are terrorists within our nation, they are the enemy within and we have to be increasingly vigilant about them," Mike Rann, the governor of South Australia state, said on Sunday.
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
Ditto they should be shot... It is impossible for me to come to grips with the mentality of a person who deliberately lights fires.
Dave thanks, Sis is fine.
Dave thanks, Sis is fine.
Am currently looking after the neighbour's cat. He's a helicopter pilot (been gone since Thursday) and she's an HR type who does some volunteer trauma counselling, who left yesterday.
I doubt all the aircraft ever made would have helped much on Saturday, simply brutal conditions. Melbourne's temperature peaked at 46.4C (115.5f), an all time record. Add winds over 50Kt at times and the fact that the place has been baked dry for over a month and it's amazing in some respects that it didn't reach the sea.
It's not over yet, but the worst should have passed. To top it off, in the north, 64% of Queensland is flood affected.
I doubt all the aircraft ever made would have helped much on Saturday, simply brutal conditions. Melbourne's temperature peaked at 46.4C (115.5f), an all time record. Add winds over 50Kt at times and the fact that the place has been baked dry for over a month and it's amazing in some respects that it didn't reach the sea.
It's not over yet, but the worst should have passed. To top it off, in the north, 64% of Queensland is flood affected.
Pete McCluskey.
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Maybe Kevin Rudd could use some of his (sorry our) $40 Billion to pipe some of that water up North down to the South? Offering only $2million to help those who have lost everything in the fires is almost insulting.
The official death toll is now 126, which makes it Australia's worst natural disaster. Assuming the fire was not deliberately lit.
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Firstly, apologies to those in the rest of the world who will have no idea of what the following paragraphs mean;
Pete,
I hope it's a start, rather than an end.
I've just discovered that aircrew must be stood down for 2 weeks after donating blood. Fortunately the girls in the office are all heading to the blood bank this afternoon.
As for the $40billion, the missus wants to take our $1900 and spend it in Kinglake and Marysville.
128 now, with many more to come.
Pete,
I hope it's a start, rather than an end.
I've just discovered that aircrew must be stood down for 2 weeks after donating blood. Fortunately the girls in the office are all heading to the blood bank this afternoon.
As for the $40billion, the missus wants to take our $1900 and spend it in Kinglake and Marysville.
128 now, with many more to come.
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
This is such a terrible tragedy. I'm just speechless.
Let's hope the worse is over.
Yeah and it's flooding up north. Nature can be very cruel sometimes.
Let's hope the worse is over.
Yeah and it's flooding up north. Nature can be very cruel sometimes.
Pat Buckley
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I am watching this disaster unfold in horror - I hope that all my Australian friends are safe.
You are in my thoughts.
You are in my thoughts.
These fires were all over the news here in the northeast corner of the USA this morning. Wish we could ship some of our snow and cold down to you.
The interviews with survivors were harrowing. Hope you all make it through ok.
The interviews with survivors were harrowing. Hope you all make it through ok.
Best wishes and good luck to all our mates in Oz. Reading about the devastation is just heart wrenching.
I'd like to know if anyone would join me in raising some money to help the affected people who are now homeless. I'm not a megabucks guy but maybe even a small amount from each of us who can contribute would be appreciated.Is there someone in the area who would volunteer to co-ordinate the funds or an organization that actually gets most of the money to the victims that we could send something to? Maybe in the name of our common interest?
A.J.
A.J.
