I'm still ok, just revising for an exam... The rains have finally come here. Just about 60-100mm. Not a lot. Are there any other Aussies on the boards
that we know of? Any more down your neck of the woods Sky?
Regarding the utter devastation I've been seeing on the news about Victoria... the images look like scenes from out of a war. Some towns have one house
standing, others have just the pub. Some towns are 85% or more wiped off the map. I did catch glimpses of the coverage on CNN and other 'international'
channels like NBS and BBC on paytv... They got the stories muddled somewhat.
Trust me its worse then the media is making out.
The local news before I turned it off said the death toll was over 190 and steadily climbing, and there was over 20 active fire-grounds, and several blazes
still out of control. And weather conditions are expected to take a turn for the worst in a few days. A lot of attention is focusing on the wildfires around
Kinglake, but there is other fires - including one close to where I use to live at which point I had to turn it off. Tales are starting to come out of entire
houses exploding and tanks full of water melting. Some of the other survivor stories are freaky.
And the fires were almost certainly deliberately lit.
Good news is over 40+ million dollars of donations and alike have been made for those left homeless. And the carefully selected interviews on television have
all said that they will rebuild.
Still my thoughts and condolences are with them and with those that have lost a love one.
In the words of the Kevin Rudd, the Aussie PM: "There but for the grace of God go I.."
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that we know of? Any more down your neck of the woods Sky?
Regarding the utter devastation I've been seeing on the news about Victoria... the images look like scenes from out of a war. Some towns have one house
standing, others have just the pub. Some towns are 85% or more wiped off the map. I did catch glimpses of the coverage on CNN and other 'international'
channels like NBS and BBC on paytv... They got the stories muddled somewhat.
Trust me its worse then the media is making out.
The local news before I turned it off said the death toll was over 190 and steadily climbing, and there was over 20 active fire-grounds, and several blazes
still out of control. And weather conditions are expected to take a turn for the worst in a few days. A lot of attention is focusing on the wildfires around
Kinglake, but there is other fires - including one close to where I use to live at which point I had to turn it off. Tales are starting to come out of entire
houses exploding and tanks full of water melting. Some of the other survivor stories are freaky.
And the fires were almost certainly deliberately lit.
Good news is over 40+ million dollars of donations and alike have been made for those left homeless. And the carefully selected interviews on television have
all said that they will rebuild.
Still my thoughts and condolences are with them and with those that have lost a love one.
In the words of the Kevin Rudd, the Aussie PM: "There but for the grace of God go I.."
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