As you’ve probably found out from news, radio, Twitter, Facebook or your Australian friends, the state of Victoria in southern Australia has recently been hit with hundreds of bush fires during a record-breaking heatwave. The fires are the deadliest in Australian history, with the official toll currently standing at 173 dead and more than 750 homes destroyed.
The events have left hundreds of people homeless, affecting an area of more than 3,000 square kilometres. Entire towns were wiped off the map within about 24 hours at the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
