My heart goes out to the victims of the Victoria bushfire.
As some of you may be aware, one of our Australian states has been hit by the worst natural disaster in Australian history. Bushfires have been raging in the state of Victoria for 7 days now and are showing no signs of slowing down for many days.
Millions of native animals as well as sheep, horses, cattle and other farming stock animals have been killed as well as family pets. 181 people are confirmed dead, many caught in the quick moving flames with no warning or notice to evacuate, the flames moved that quickly. The death toll is ecpected to reach at least 300 people, even more, and they expect at least 50 bodies wont be able to be formally identified.
The Australian Red Cross is taking donations to help the survivors get their lives back on track as they start to rebuild their lives, most of the survivors escaped with the clothes they had on their backs and any other posessions they could grab. Currently the Australian public has generously donated over 50 million dollars to these people but more funds are needed to support families from over 1,000 homes that have been burnt to the ground during the past week.
Any donations, big or small can be made online through the following link: http://www.redcross.org.au
For recent updates on the fires or the stories of survirors, fire firghters, resucers or even the animals, head over to http://www.news.com.au
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