Australia

Bushfires ldquoBlack Saturdayrdquo Saturday 7th February 2009

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Satellite photo of smoke spreading out from the bushfires in southeastern Australia January 30th

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Kinglake

Bunyip

Churchhill

Dargo

Saturday 7th February 2009

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Kinglake

Bunyip

Churchhill

Dargo

Saturday 7th February 2009

Satellite photo of a southerly wind blowing the smoke from the fires northwards on the afternoon of February 9th

Kinglake 55km nordoslashst fra Melbourne 8februar 2009

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Kinglake 55km nordoslashst fra Melbourne 8februar 2009

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Kingslake 46km northeast of Melbourne February 8th

Smoldering hay balls

A row of rdquobattle wearyrdquo CFA uniforms hang at Hurstbridge north-east of

Melbourne after seeing the intense action during the Victorian bushfires

CFA crews at Stanley quickfill dam in northern Victoria February 8th

Three members of the Trentham Fire Brigade wait for the fire front

to climb the steep escarpment at Redesdale Victoria 7th February

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Smoldering hay balls

A row of rdquobattle wearyrdquo CFA uniforms hang at Hurstbridge north-east of

Melbourne after seeing the intense action during the Victorian bushfires

CFA crews at Stanley quickfill dam in northern Victoria February 8th

Three members of the Trentham Fire Brigade wait for the fire front

to climb the steep escarpment at Redesdale Victoria 7th February

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

A row of rdquobattle wearyrdquo CFA uniforms hang at Hurstbridge north-east of

Melbourne after seeing the intense action during the Victorian bushfires

CFA crews at Stanley quickfill dam in northern Victoria February 8th

Three members of the Trentham Fire Brigade wait for the fire front

to climb the steep escarpment at Redesdale Victoria 7th February

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

CFA crews at Stanley quickfill dam in northern Victoria February 8th

Three members of the Trentham Fire Brigade wait for the fire front

to climb the steep escarpment at Redesdale Victoria 7th February

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Three members of the Trentham Fire Brigade wait for the fire front

to climb the steep escarpment at Redesdale Victoria 7th February

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Two water bombing helicopters fill up in a dam near Churchill in the Gippsland region of Victoria

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Bunyip State Park near Labertouche 125km east of Melbourne February 7th

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Smoke billows from the bushfires at Yarra Glen 9th February

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Generosity of the shops in Kingslake

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Wall of flames In seconds the tress are incinerated Bunyip

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

The Beechwood fire rips through bushland near the north-east

Victorian town of Dederang February 9th

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

The bushfire at Wilson Promontory south east of Melbourne lights up the night sky at 11 pm on the 10th February

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

A burnt Australian flag ndash lowered for the lives that had already been lost

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Craig Kidd looks at the melted metal of the alloy wheels

from the vehicles on his property in Bendigo

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Forensic investigators walk next to a fire truck in the town of Kingslake

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Destroyed cars sit before the ruins of a building in Narbethong north of Melbourne February 12th 2009

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

The remains of the houses in Marysville destroyed by the bushfires

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Marysville Primary School Luckily the fire was on a Saturday

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Human cost

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Animals

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

A koala caught in the Victorian bushfires sits beside the road near Whittlesea north of Melbourne on February 15th 2009It was taken to an animal shelter and was able to recover

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

The foot of a koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

A possum with very badly burnt paws and tail and suffering from smoke inhalation

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

A pygmy possum caught in the bushfires

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

In conclusion

bull National day of mourning - 7th Februarybull Worst bushfires in historybull Final death toll is at present 208 peoplebull Homeless victims shelter in cars and tentsbull Great bravery from the police and voluntary firefightersbull An agonizing question to stay or fleebull Fires were lit by pyromaniacsbull Extreme weather thought to be a factorbull ldquoGreeniesrdquo blamed for the firesrsquo fury

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfires

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiressurvivorsstorieshtm

httpwwwabcnetaunewseventsbushfiresugc-videohtm

Fuel build-up blamed for heightens intensity of the bushfires

bull Some survivors of the Victorian bushfires are convinced that a build up of fuel in the bush in the midst of a prolonged drought caused much of the destruction They claim a bureaucratic obsession with the protection of native vegetation prohibited clearing that could have reduced the intensity of the fires They claim that ldquoNative trees are more important than peoplerdquo

httpwwwabcnetaunewsvideosearch=[bushfire20bushfires]

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