her beauty and her terror

[liresius]

I haven't done anything at home for the last 4 days. I've just been following the news on the fires. It's times like these I feel I should be back in Australia. I feel so terribly for the people who have lost loved ones and property. My thoughts are with you all.

I collected together some photos images of the bushfires in Victoria and NSW. They are all over the Net but I wanted to put them in one place, because I'll never find them later.

My friend L, who just flew back to Victoria for the spring break is ok. I rang her this morning and she said the fires stopped about 15 km north of her.

It's all been emotionally devastating and I keep tearing up.

ETA: Anyone wanting to make a donation I think The Australian Red Cross's Victorian Bushfires Appeal is probably the best place, if you have a credit card and can afford it. Also, the forms are internationally friendly.

Another alternative is The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation Bushfire Appeal 2009, which will go to a range of charities helping the victims directly on site.

And for any touched by the plight of the animals there's Wildlife Victoria. Thanks to ancientcitadel for the link.








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CFA worker rescues a sugar glider Photo: AP

CFA worker waters a distressed koala

Chris Roche: Bushfires at Narre Warren North Harkawa

Churchill in Gippsland

Doncaster Photo: Chris Mulherin

fire on the horizon

From a house window

A fire-fighting helicopter in action yesterday over Bunyip State Forest (AFP: William West)

Remains in Kinglake this town was almost completely razed

Scorched earth around Kinglake

Looking south-east from Morwell towards Hazelwood Power Station

NSW RFS Peats Ridge, north of Sydney

Sun_obscure_by_bush_smoke_cloud_Alexandra

The Bunyip State Park blaze has been fanned by gusty winds Simon Mossman

Vehicles burn, Labertouche

Tinderbox conditions (AAP: Simon Mossman) High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity produced tinder-box conditions. (AAP: Simon Mossman)

Comments

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

This is just so awful.
*hugs*

[xanthelj.livejournal.com]

Some of those pictures are positively apocalyptic. And some are extraordinary photographically - like those burning trees in the last one. The ones with the animals are just so touching. Thank god they are being looked out for too.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

It really is so awful.

Today on the news they were up to 181 and knew there would be many more.

Such devastation.

How lovely to see they are taking the time to care for the animals as well as the humans.

*Hugs*

[ancientcitadel.livejournal.com]

The pictures coming from the fires are just amazing.

People can also donate to Wildlife Victoria. :)