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The news said the money raised has now reached $95 million!
Oh please don't stop from travelling here!
I'm so glad someone has been charged. Lets just hope they have the right person.
209 dead in bushfires in Victoria, Australia (update: death toll increase)
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The news said the money raised has now reached $95 million!
Oh please don't stop from travelling here!
I'm so glad someone has been charged. Lets just hope they have the right person.
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^ I'll keep praying for you!
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^ Oh few, you had me worried!!
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From last i read in detail, which was a few days ago, there were over 33 individual fires in different locations. Only 2 at the time, were believed to be the work of arsonists.
The blame game has begun and an investigation will take place (rightly so) but right now the culprit is definately looking like the Greens party who have helped state governments get into power. The Greens policies have reduced hazard-protection. e.g. increasing the number of trees per hectare (or allotment?..however they measure it) and therefore creating fuel build-up. The result is that without hazard protection (like backburning, which the Greens i heard are also against or at least want to reduce) the impact of natural disasters becomes far far worse than if hazard protection measures had been taken.
not impressed Bob Brown. but then again, if memory serves me correctly (it probably doesn't actually!) this was the same party that wanted to make ecstasy or something similar, over the counter at pharmacies or something like that.
I agree with Harumi, in regards to the coverage that a major power might give a non-major, kind of irrelevant country like Australia.
Popular media were waiting for Obama to say something, seeing as we're 'allies' and all and was making fun of the fact that we're so irrelevant although Mr Howard's Australia tried to make us 'feel' or at least the politicians 'feel' important.
I believe Obama has sent a couple of fire experts, and if I were Obama i'd keep the money for an America that seemingly really really needs it. It doesn't matter...I think Aussies are doing a great job all on our own!
This is about the best satellite shot I could find showing smoke over Melbourne. Warning, it's a bandwidth buster at 495K;
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/FSHSaustralia041_GJ.jpg
This one shows some of the smoke over other parts of Victoria (412K)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/FSHSaustralia040_GJ.jpg
Click the links. Pics are too big to post here.
Shots courtesy of NASA.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/FSHSaustralia041_GJ.jpg
This one shows some of the smoke over other parts of Victoria (412K)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/FSHSaustralia040_GJ.jpg
Click the links. Pics are too big to post here.
Shots courtesy of NASA.
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Ah its all been so horrible, those pictures of the koala made me realise how much you forget about all the other animals living in those areas that have just totally perished.
My heart goes out to everyone in Victoria, words can't express how shocked and upset i am.
I am so happy to see that the nation has come together, its been amazing. Yesterday I saw a man who appeared to be homeless donate $20. Today Coles was so packed at 9am that I could hardly move!!
I am in adelaide and this afternoon my suburb has come close to losing homes from a lit fire. It has been 6 hrs and it is 'undercontrol' but it still sounds like a war zone. The winds just keep getting worse and worse, I cannot believe people are so mean and stupid
I cannot imagine how everyone in vic & also qld is feeling, I wish them all the very best
I am so happy to see that the nation has come together, its been amazing. Yesterday I saw a man who appeared to be homeless donate $20. Today Coles was so packed at 9am that I could hardly move!!
I am in adelaide and this afternoon my suburb has come close to losing homes from a lit fire. It has been 6 hrs and it is 'undercontrol' but it still sounds like a war zone. The winds just keep getting worse and worse, I cannot believe people are so mean and stupid
I cannot imagine how everyone in vic & also qld is feeling, I wish them all the very best
Oh I totally get what you are saying and I think this story should be a news item in America, just not the main one.-I stayed home all day(cause i was sick) and was watching CNN and it was on in there little top of the hours snippets. and ALL DAY was about the stimulus, I'm not saying it want important but they could have spared more than a few minutes.When anything happens to Britain it's covered because they are 'allies' well so is Australia and what if there are Aussies living here? and want to donate? this is not just some foreign country they had troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the US. Sorry dear,if i sound a little emotional I just hate the hypocrisy of it.the media saying Oh hey Australia in war with us(in the beginning) and then when something bad happens to them it's treated like it's nothing.It just upsets me cause it comes off as, we dont care what happens to anyone else,it's about our needs etc. you know?
And the hypocrisy that you mentions runs deeper than just the ally/enemy divide.
Disasters and catastrophes of high magnitude happen in a nearly monthly basis in the Third Word where they don't have the infrastructures and means to properly prevent them or efficiently deal with them, yet they are totally ignored by Western media, unless they happen to involve some White people.
I mean, India sent troops to Iraq too, yet do you ever here about it when a flood or train derailment kills hundred of people or more?
I don't believe either the Thailand Tsunami would have gotten half the coverage it got had it not involved so many Occidentals.
In any case, I am certainly happy with what people like Helen are doing, it's very commendable.
I hope all our Aussie members are safe and sound.
PS: someone was wondering whether stars have been donating. Apparently they have:
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Stars donate over $20m to the Victorian Bushfire victims[/SIZE][/FONT]
Yes, I heard that as well, but according to this latest article from The Age, it would seem US firefighters are coming too:
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^ That's very kind of them 
Oh I totally get what you are saying and I think this story should be a news item in America, just not the main one.
And the hypocrisy that you mentions runs deeper than just the ally/enemy divide.
Disasters and catastrophes of high magnitude happen in a nearly monthly basis in the Third Word where they don't have the infrastructures and means to properly prevent them or efficiently deal with them, yet they are totally ignored by Western media, unless they happen to involve some White people.
I mean, India sent troops to Iraq too, yet do you ever here about it when a flood or train derailment kills hundred of people or more?
I don't believe either the Thailand Tsunami would have gotten half the coverage it got had it not involved so many Occidentals.
In any case, I am certainly happy with what people like Helen are doing, it's very commendable.
I hope all our Aussie members are safe and sound.
PS: someone was wondering whether stars have been donating. Apparently they have:
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]Stars donate over $20m to the Victorian Bushfire victims[/SIZE][/FONT]
exactly.I completely agree. it's a relief that you got what i was saying cause alot is lost in print.
I am so glad people are donating. even in this recession we can all come together. Does anyone know if Pres. Obama has released a statement? cause he should. I havent seen anything on tv. right now a plane crashed last night and so it's 24 hour news about that. (which i get but still)i really wish every player who got to the quarters or better at the australian open this year(where its held in melbourne in the state of victoria)would donate at least half of their prize money to relief efforts. i mean i'm almost certain about 80% or more of the spectators who came out to see these matches are from melbourne and the surrounding area within victoria. why not? they come out and show their utmost support and pay for tickets to help give them prize money,it's just right.
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^ Wow that's awesome!
Some of the victims: http://media.news.com.au/multimedia/mediaplayer/skins/timeline/index.html?id=1185#
Absolutely heartbreaking to see their pictures, especially the children.
My parents knew Dr. Chris Towie.
Absolutely heartbreaking to see their pictures, especially the children.
My parents knew Dr. Chris Towie.
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^ So so so sad
That picture of Melb's skyline is scary
That picture of Melb's skyline is scary
