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This was on the news tonight, and in the paper this morning. I hope no more lives are lost and the rains come soon to help put out this devastation. It must be horrible to be in that.
Massive fire Day
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Rick
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Those temperatures alone are damaging let alone the fires!! That's about 120F, which is really a hot day in the SW deserts here in the US. Those high winds are really making this a deadly event.
You are doing a good job of tracking the fire line Roy.
Stay diligent.
You are doing a good job of tracking the fire line Roy.
Stay diligent.
Roy
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Latest report as of now....108 dead.
Ron-NY
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I even read that they found charred bodies in cars...people have gotten stuck while trying to escape the fires...so sad
Roy
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Ron, thats right. They left too late. One site had 5 cars all crashed together, I don't know how many were lost there. The rule is if you can see smoke, leave then, if you can see flames its too late. The real problem was that the fire was driven by 100 kmph winds, they couldn't out run it.
The Police have reported that many of these fire were deliberately lit.
From the Prime Minister down its being called ...Mass Murder.
The Police have reported that many of these fire were deliberately lit.
From the Prime Minister down its being called ...Mass Murder.
Yoyo_Jo
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The devastation of the fires have been reported on our news too; so very terrible. Keep safe Roy.
Ron-NY
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it seems that some of the fires have joined to become super fires. Please be careful!
Roy
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Correction to previous report. as of this minute....116 dead. This total will rise.
Yes Ron, some of the fires linked up to form one massive fire in certain areas.
The area burnt now would be the same size or bigger than the US State of Rhode Island.
Yes Ron, some of the fires linked up to form one massive fire in certain areas.
The area burnt now would be the same size or bigger than the US State of Rhode Island.
Roy
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At the moment there are no problems here. As probably reported where forum members are, the count is...131 dead.
Watching the news today of the fire destruction in the Kinglake area, took me back to when I was a child and into my late teens when my family & I used to take day trips for picnics in that very area. In most of the gullies there were treeferns 10 feet tall and water ferns 8 feet across. The bloke that run the general store was a great person, probably long gone now due to age. My wife knows a lady who lives in the area but hasn't heard from for some time but knows she is / was still there. We will try to find out her fate.
Having now learnt of the other nearby towns/villages lost I realised that a number of former workmates from the job I left to move here live or lived in those other places, I will have to check on them.
Watching the news today of the fire destruction in the Kinglake area, took me back to when I was a child and into my late teens when my family & I used to take day trips for picnics in that very area. In most of the gullies there were treeferns 10 feet tall and water ferns 8 feet across. The bloke that run the general store was a great person, probably long gone now due to age. My wife knows a lady who lives in the area but hasn't heard from for some time but knows she is / was still there. We will try to find out her fate.
Having now learnt of the other nearby towns/villages lost I realised that a number of former workmates from the job I left to move here live or lived in those other places, I will have to check on them.
NYEric
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What can you say; these things are so devastating.
JeanLux
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Hi Roy, I followed information of the dramatic event on the french tv-news these past days!! Hope you are ok , and all our other australian members!! Jean
Roy
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I'm ok thanks Jean, THE GOOD NEWS, a person has been arrested and charge with a number of offences in relation to one fire.
NYEric
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Glad to hear you are OK.
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Greenpaph
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Glad to hear your ok, Roy!
Roy
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The major fires are still going and flare-ups do occur but they are mostly within containment lines. Its not predicted for the next few days but if they get a wind change back to the north, it could hit the fan again. We have firefighter from other states, New Zealand and some coming from the USA on their way so hopefully the extra manpower will do the job.
An article in a newspaper by a pilot of the huge Erickson sky cane chopper said he had fort fires in the USA and around the world and hadn't seen fires as bad as these. I think the house loss is up to 1800+, the death toll hasn't risen for a day or two but is expected to.
An article in a newspaper by a pilot of the huge Erickson sky cane chopper said he had fort fires in the USA and around the world and hadn't seen fires as bad as these. I think the house loss is up to 1800+, the death toll hasn't risen for a day or two but is expected to.
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Roy
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Dot, the person arrested is said to be Mentally ill, (a few kangeroos loose in the top paddock). If this is true they won't put him on trial as a normal person, he will be most likely committed to an institution for treatment and not get his full justice. Its also reported they found a large quantity of child pornography when they arrested him. This is a definite sign an arsonists profile and one sick dude.
SlipperFan
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That's sad, Roy. It's sad that society can't recognize these problems early on, and prevent such behavior in the first place. I don't have any answers. Maybe someday...
