Adders
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I never venture into this part of CW, so was really surprised when I went looking for discussion on the Bush Fire emergency that this beautiful country is facing right now, that there was no thread on it already.
To those outside of Aus, summer and fires are synonymous with each other here.....it's just a part of Aussie life. But make no mistake, what we are seeing here right now is unprecedented........half this country is burning. I live in East Gippsland and some communities here are in the midst of a living hell, I have family trapped in a small coastal town called Mallacoota waiting their turn to get on Navy boats to get them out of there. NSW/QLD has been burning for weeks....SA and Western Australia too.
I just wanted to leave this video here that came up on my FB this morning, to give you some idea of the tragedy we are facing and as testament to the amazing Aussie spirit in the direst of circumstances.
Stay safe everyone.
Edit:
Just seen the talk is all in the Aus politics thread. Of course this is a political situation but it's more than that too, so deserves it's own thread IMO
To those outside of Aus, summer and fires are synonymous with each other here.....it's just a part of Aussie life. But make no mistake, what we are seeing here right now is unprecedented........half this country is burning. I live in East Gippsland and some communities here are in the midst of a living hell, I have family trapped in a small coastal town called Mallacoota waiting their turn to get on Navy boats to get them out of there. NSW/QLD has been burning for weeks....SA and Western Australia too.
I just wanted to leave this video here that came up on my FB this morning, to give you some idea of the tragedy we are facing and as testament to the amazing Aussie spirit in the direst of circumstances.
Stay safe everyone.
Edit:
Just seen the talk is all in the Aus politics thread. Of course this is a political situation but it's more than that too, so deserves it's own thread IMO
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