Bushfire Victims

I thought my husband had heard the news break wrong and kept asking him was he sure it wasn't houses they were talking about.

This is just so unbelievable.

Our prayers go out to all the people in Victoria. Having its hottest day on record is one thing, but the tragic loss of human life is so sad. On Sky News now they are saying that up to 40 people may have perished. The very high temperatures and very strong winds made it worse than Ash Wednesday in 1983.
Let us hope that the missing people are found safe and well.

Stephen

Just hoping you are all ok in this weather.

Latest is possibly 40 dead in the Victorian fires.


Just watching the news and seeing people out trying to fight the fire in shorts T Shirts and thongs.

If the worst does come to the worst and there is a fire near you PLEASE wear full length clothing, boots or at least enclosed shoes with thick socks, gloves, a hat and safety glasses. No synthetic materials and minimize bare skin.

Any clothing covered skin gives better protection from radiated heat and flying embers.


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A man is in a critical condition after being burnt over half of his body when he attempted to move a friend's stock away from the fire in the Coleraine area, in Victoria's east, while he was wearing only shorts and thongs.[/quote]

If you are up north please keep the kids out of the flood waters and don't take chances on flooded roads.

Stay safe

Doug

Apparently they said just now that pubs round eaglehawk (Bendigo) area went up....

Hope Diamond Jim and Tab are ok, amongst 10000's of others.

What a bleep day.

Hi all, prayers are with all in the bushfire areas....

Several people I know have lost houses in kinglake, my mum is in Whittlesea at the base of Kinglake. Been working hard all day keeping properties safe. Very Very scary stuff.

The man in Coleraine is a friends cousin, apparently word is his instinc was to go and help his friend and stock obviously not thinking to take time to protect himself.

The worst thing is if people have actually started these fires.

Hi all,

The Bendigo fire got within 60 metres of my granddaughter's house. She had a baby on 30 Jan and just got home from hospital.

They were evacuated by authorities and are now at the in laws.

Their friends 200 metres down the road lost their house, only the chimney standing.

What a terrible state of affairs!

Phil

I'm working in the co-ordination centre tallying the reports for the searches tomorrow. The toll will be staggering. It is truly heartbreaking.

What a tragedy, to think that somebody started these fires that are raging over there is just unbelievable.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all people involved.

Watching the news is heart wrenching, to see all those people running around trying to save what they can, I hope they just take care of themselves first, houses can be rebuilt but when lives are lost they are lost forever.

I can't believe what is going on over there, from floods to fire to heatwave, what a disaster. Hope it all comes to an end soon.

Cheers

Deanna

Exhausted. Still smouldering.

apperaently only the bakery left in marysville...
also the glenburn pub ....gone...
also narby , mostly everything gone...

After nearly loosing every thing in a bush fire I feel so sorry for these people.
But there is some thing that can be done to help these poor people straight away Kevin 747 use some of the $42 billion stimulus package to build new home for these people, just forget about the insurance company's for the moment.
Don't let them suffer any more hard ship MR PM.

Cheers Bruce

33 fires across the state you can check them out on this site.CFA

I posted this info on an earlier page, but this one seems more appropriate

Sadly, I have just,at 7pm this evening, been informed that one of our local VVAA Sub Branch members, his wife and Mother in Law all perished in the fires in the Kinglake area. The whole situation is a terrible tragedy. So sad.

Roger B..................