D.K
Active Member
Victorian Bushfire's
Hey Guys and Gals of the Big Cricket Community,
For those not in Australia we have had some pretty devestating fires over the last few days. On Saturday all records were broken for heat (46.2 C in Melbourne smashed the previous hottest day ever on record) and combine that with some very very strong Northerly winds and teh day was being described as the most dangerous day in our history for bushfires. And they weren't wrong.
Whole communities have been wiped out in the most hardest hit areas of Kinglake, Marysville and other areas.
Here is a link for those who haven't seen the devastation of the fire
There have been confirmed 108 deaths including ex-newsreader Brian Nalor, women, children and men. It makes it the worse fire realted toll ever. Higher then Ash Wednesday in the 1980s and Black Friday in the 30s.
The disgusting thing about this is that most of the fires have been deliveratly lit by fire bugs out for a bit of excitment. Total disbelief that on such a dangerous day people would do this. Just stuffed up in the head (have a lot more colourful langauge to use but can't really use it)
I was asked by one of our mods The Wizz to put a thread up as he is too devestated to write up anything. He has informed me that he knows of 7 close people that have lost their lives in the Whittlsea area. Just tragic and my thoughts and those of the Big Cricket community are with you Wizz and the others of this horrible time!
You can donate to the REd Cross and give some of your hard end money to the families that have lost some 600+ homes
Donate online
-D.K
Hey Guys and Gals of the Big Cricket Community,
For those not in Australia we have had some pretty devestating fires over the last few days. On Saturday all records were broken for heat (46.2 C in Melbourne smashed the previous hottest day ever on record) and combine that with some very very strong Northerly winds and teh day was being described as the most dangerous day in our history for bushfires. And they weren't wrong.
Whole communities have been wiped out in the most hardest hit areas of Kinglake, Marysville and other areas.
Here is a link for those who haven't seen the devastation of the fire
There have been confirmed 108 deaths including ex-newsreader Brian Nalor, women, children and men. It makes it the worse fire realted toll ever. Higher then Ash Wednesday in the 1980s and Black Friday in the 30s.
The disgusting thing about this is that most of the fires have been deliveratly lit by fire bugs out for a bit of excitment. Total disbelief that on such a dangerous day people would do this. Just stuffed up in the head (have a lot more colourful langauge to use but can't really use it)
I was asked by one of our mods The Wizz to put a thread up as he is too devestated to write up anything. He has informed me that he knows of 7 close people that have lost their lives in the Whittlsea area. Just tragic and my thoughts and those of the Big Cricket community are with you Wizz and the others of this horrible time!
You can donate to the REd Cross and give some of your hard end money to the families that have lost some 600+ homes
Donate online
-D.K