Posted by Burnie on February 14, 2009 at 21:27:47 from (124.185.243.183):
Firstly, after re-reading my post of a few days ago I got a bit worried that some peole may have the impression that I was directly involved with the fires. We live up in Queensland, well away from the affected areas and are fine. I do have two aunts and five cousins in Melbourne and they are all OK. I know that your thoughts and prayers are with the victims. The news is a bit better as the latter half of the week has been cooler meaning the firefighters are starting to get on top of it. There are no towns in danger at the moment but they are worrid that if the weather heats up the fires will flare up again. There are over 2800 firefighters on the job. Most of them have been working almost non stop for a week. Thankfully not one has been lost. The death toll has remanied the same but there are still 80 people missing and bodies still to be identified. This is now the worst natural disaster in Auatralian history. The survivors have been housed in makshift camps organised by the Red Cross and assisted by the Salvation Army and the St. Vincient de Paul Society. Donations of money, food and cloths continue to pour in. It appears that for the most part, the banks, insurance compainies and govt have been helpful and sympathetic. There have been many reports of heroism and tragedy. One man, dressed only in shorts and shirt, fought to save a building where a number of people were sheltering, by climbing on the roof and putting out flames with buckets of water. Understandably there have been scenes of distresed people combing through the ruins of their houses but there are also pictures in todays papers of people hugging each other and raising a smile, just happy to be alive. Yesterday police arrested and charged a 39 year old man with lighting one of the fires. He is being held in custody for his own protection. Sorry to here news of freezes and floods over there. Hope you are all OK and my thoughts are with you.
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