Australia fires rage with 25 dead

Newshound · 02-07-2009, 11:20 PM

Australian officials warn that bush fires that have killed 25 people are not yet under control, with more extreme weather predicted.

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micjer · 02-09-2009, 12:43 AM

saved from the heat....

Luminari · 02-09-2009, 01:04 AM

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...60-601,00.html

The death toll has gone to 108 so far and at least 100 people still 'missing'.

Swanny · 02-09-2009, 10:25 AM

Terrible my heart goes out to those involved

Anchor · 02-09-2009, 11:03 AM

Please note the datestamp on that last photo. THis was of a Koala that went looking for water in the original heatwave, not the actual bushfires.

Nice photo though

A..

burgundia · 02-09-2009, 11:46 AM

The toll has reached 130 people dead. some of those fires -arson

micjer · 02-09-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Anchor

Please note the datestamp on that last photo. THis was of a Koala that went looking for water in the original heatwave, not the actual bushfires.

Nice photo though

A..

Ya, this little guy was saved from the heat wave a week earlier. I included it with the other pictures to symbolize the fact that not only are humans affected by this.

If these fires were arson, I hope they are sleeping well!

Jacqui D · 02-09-2009, 02:32 PM

This is terrible my heart goes out to everyone concerned, what are in these peoples minds who start these things!!!!

burgundia · 02-09-2009, 03:10 PM

Don't you think that all those fires, which are the result of arson, are part of that global agenda that we all here know about?

Dantheman62 · 02-09-2009, 04:39 PM

WHITTLESEA, Australia – Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and the prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of Australia's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 166.

There were no quick answers, but officials said panic and the freight-train speed of the fire front — driven by 60 mph winds and temperatures as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 C) — probably accounted for the unusually high toll.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, visibly upset during a television interview, reflected the country's disgust at the idea that arsonists may have set some of the 400 fires that devastated Victoria state, or helped them jump containment lines.

"What do you say about anyone like that?" Rudd said. "There's no words to describe it, other than it's mass murder."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090209/...alia_wildfires

02-07-2009, 11:20 PM	#1
Newshound News Bot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 596	Australia fires rage with 25 dead Australian officials warn that bush fires that have killed 25 people are not yet under control, with more extreme weather predicted. More...

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micjer Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ont. CANADA Posts: 1,043	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead saved from the heat....

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Luminari Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,570	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...60-601,00.html The death toll has gone to 108 so far and at least 100 people still 'missing'.

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Swanny I dont need a label ! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Shire of Wilt Posts: 2,889	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead Terrible my heart goes out to those involved

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Anchor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,280	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead Please note the datestamp on that last photo. THis was of a Koala that went looking for water in the original heatwave, not the actual bushfires. Nice photo though A..

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burgundia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 3,442	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead The toll has reached 130 people dead. some of those fires -arson Last edited by burgundia; 02-09-2009 at 03:08 PM.

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Jacqui D Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kent,England Posts: 1,267	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead This is terrible my heart goes out to everyone concerned, what are in these peoples minds who start these things!!!!

02-09-2009, 03:10 PM	#9
burgundia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 3,442	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead Don't you think that all those fires, which are the result of arson, are part of that global agenda that we all here know about?

02-09-2009, 04:39 PM	#10
Dantheman62 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: So. Cal. U.S. Posts: 4,205	Re: Australia fires rage with 25 dead WHITTLESEA, Australia – Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and the prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of Australia's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 166. There were no quick answers, but officials said panic and the freight-train speed of the fire front — driven by 60 mph winds and temperatures as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 C) — probably accounted for the unusually high toll. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, visibly upset during a television interview, reflected the country's disgust at the idea that arsonists may have set some of the 400 fires that devastated Victoria state, or helped them jump containment lines. "What do you say about anyone like that?" Rudd said. "There's no words to describe it, other than it's mass murder." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090209/...alia_wildfires