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Australia Weeps

Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the bushfires and to their families and loved ones. My heart breaks for everyone, everytime I watch the news tears roll down my face seeing this devastating tragedy. Words cannot express how I feel, your in my thoughts and prayers, my heart goes out to all of you who have lost so much!

 

Thank you to the brave and heroic firefighters and volunteers, who have been working for days with little rest.

 

The death toll from Victoria's bushfires reached 181 and could rise much further, this is Australia’s worst natural disaster. Whole towns have been declared crime scenes, with fears many of the fires that broke out on Saturday and claimed so many lives were deliberately lit.

 

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described the lighting of fires as "mass murder"

 

My thoughts are also with the victims of North Queensland's after devastating floods.The flood-affected residents of north Queensland are putting their own problems aside some of them plan to hand over their aid cheques to the Victorian bushfire disaster appeal.

 

Thank you to my flickr friends for your concern for my safety, thankfully we are nowhere near the fire or floods.

 

Please take a look at this special moment a CFA Volunteer captured

Thirsty koala - The most famous koala in the Australian bushfire 2009

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW6aEhrUSfQ

 

NO INVITES PLEASE

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Uploaded on February 11, 2009
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