Bodzilla
February 8th, 2009, 03:07 AM
You guys may or may not know but currently the state of victoria is burning to the ground, entire community's are being whipped out and the death toll has just passed 65, with over 700 house's burnt to the ground, and it's still burning.
The fires have continued to grow in size and spread through out victoria's country regions where it's destroyed anything in it's path.
the fire front for 1 of the many fires is now over 80 km's wide.
the entire state looks like it's been hit by bomb blasts with nothing left standing but the chimney's of peoples homes.
Theres countless stories of people loosing everything, people dieing and in a few case's the fire fighters have gone off to fight only to come home and find their family has perished in the blaze.
1 guy went to help a mate up the mountain, but the fire came through so fast that by the time he got back his wife and 2 kids where already dead.
The fires driven by the highest temperature on record and 100 km/h + winds have just destroyed everything you see, and is forming firestorms.
where people outside are being hailed with fire and cinders.
heres a news story
A police spokeswoman says the death toll from wildfires that have swept Victoria, Australia has risen to 65. Officials are certain the death toll will rise.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and scores of people injured. Thousands of firefighters are battling blazes in temperatures of more than 45degC.
Worst hit are the regions around Wandong, near Kilmore, 60km north of Melbourne.
There was simply no escape from Kinglake. Within minutes, literally the whole of town was aflame.
The town was incinerated, house after house razed to the groundh and in one car six people trying to flee were instead trapped and burned to death.
But the ferocious fires did not stop there. Driven by hot blustery winds, they spread quickly and they did not discriminate. At least 30 more lives, including childrens', were claimed in just a few hours.
With towns surrounded by four walls of flames, panicked residents fled by foot, but not everyone made it. Ground crews could not reach the town of Bunyip - aerial bombers were its only defence.
Eleven fires are now burning out of control across the state. They are fuelled by hot winds of more than 100kmh and temperatures higher than ever recorded in the state. Tens of thousands of hectares are already burnt out and hundreds of homes gone.
The rural town of Narre Warren resembles a warzone, more homes reduced to rubble, grown men reduced to tears.
Vincent Felix could only watch helplessly as his house went up in flames.
"It's, it's hard, it's hard. I just couldn't do anything," he says. "Let's get in the car and go."
Neighbours took up garden hoses and buckets of water but they simply could not compete.
"The community just came together, strangers, neighbours, family, you know it's just great to see," sys firefighter Phil Mandell. "It's just a shame that you know, we lost so much."
More than 3000 fire-fighters have spent the night battling to save lives and property, and now the government has promised the army will be sent in.
Premier John Brumby was overwhelmed by the situation.
"Just a devastating, devastating day."
And then the bombshell - some of the fires were deliberately lit, arsonists striking despite warnings of the hottest conditions in the nation's history.
Australia's worst wildfire tragedy was in 1983, when 75 people were killed in two states.
the only way i can respond to this reckless destruction is by quoting my father in previous years with devastating bushfires.
"These people need to be taken out the back and fucked with a forked stick."
what absolute fucking scum, to do such a cowardly stupid act that cost other people their lives.
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5328167,00.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5328125,00.jpg
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/07/world/asia/07australia.600.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45454000/jpg/_45454906_fireone466afp.jpg
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/12/15/fire_homegone_wideweb__470x311,0.jpg
tGHmTvPKVFI
take note these reports are a day old.
today was the worst day in history here. entire towns gone. reduced to nothing but smoldering tinder and the news crews on the ground showing it show it for what it is. no video's up on youtube yet.
the whole areas a warzone.
The fires have continued to grow in size and spread through out victoria's country regions where it's destroyed anything in it's path.
the fire front for 1 of the many fires is now over 80 km's wide.
the entire state looks like it's been hit by bomb blasts with nothing left standing but the chimney's of peoples homes.
Theres countless stories of people loosing everything, people dieing and in a few case's the fire fighters have gone off to fight only to come home and find their family has perished in the blaze.
1 guy went to help a mate up the mountain, but the fire came through so fast that by the time he got back his wife and 2 kids where already dead.
The fires driven by the highest temperature on record and 100 km/h + winds have just destroyed everything you see, and is forming firestorms.
where people outside are being hailed with fire and cinders.
heres a news story
A police spokeswoman says the death toll from wildfires that have swept Victoria, Australia has risen to 65. Officials are certain the death toll will rise.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and scores of people injured. Thousands of firefighters are battling blazes in temperatures of more than 45degC.
Worst hit are the regions around Wandong, near Kilmore, 60km north of Melbourne.
There was simply no escape from Kinglake. Within minutes, literally the whole of town was aflame.
The town was incinerated, house after house razed to the groundh and in one car six people trying to flee were instead trapped and burned to death.
But the ferocious fires did not stop there. Driven by hot blustery winds, they spread quickly and they did not discriminate. At least 30 more lives, including childrens', were claimed in just a few hours.
With towns surrounded by four walls of flames, panicked residents fled by foot, but not everyone made it. Ground crews could not reach the town of Bunyip - aerial bombers were its only defence.
Eleven fires are now burning out of control across the state. They are fuelled by hot winds of more than 100kmh and temperatures higher than ever recorded in the state. Tens of thousands of hectares are already burnt out and hundreds of homes gone.
The rural town of Narre Warren resembles a warzone, more homes reduced to rubble, grown men reduced to tears.
Vincent Felix could only watch helplessly as his house went up in flames.
"It's, it's hard, it's hard. I just couldn't do anything," he says. "Let's get in the car and go."
Neighbours took up garden hoses and buckets of water but they simply could not compete.
"The community just came together, strangers, neighbours, family, you know it's just great to see," sys firefighter Phil Mandell. "It's just a shame that you know, we lost so much."
More than 3000 fire-fighters have spent the night battling to save lives and property, and now the government has promised the army will be sent in.
Premier John Brumby was overwhelmed by the situation.
"Just a devastating, devastating day."
And then the bombshell - some of the fires were deliberately lit, arsonists striking despite warnings of the hottest conditions in the nation's history.
Australia's worst wildfire tragedy was in 1983, when 75 people were killed in two states.
the only way i can respond to this reckless destruction is by quoting my father in previous years with devastating bushfires.
"These people need to be taken out the back and fucked with a forked stick."
what absolute fucking scum, to do such a cowardly stupid act that cost other people their lives.
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5328167,00.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5328125,00.jpg
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/07/world/asia/07australia.600.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45454000/jpg/_45454906_fireone466afp.jpg
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/12/15/fire_homegone_wideweb__470x311,0.jpg
tGHmTvPKVFI
take note these reports are a day old.
today was the worst day in history here. entire towns gone. reduced to nothing but smoldering tinder and the news crews on the ground showing it show it for what it is. no video's up on youtube yet.
the whole areas a warzone.