When people try to fight the ferocity of nature at its highest, it seems inevitable that the only result is loss. At the time of publishing this article, 65 people have been recorded dead, as well as hundreds injured. Cars, houses, sheds and other structures around the state have been scorched; entire towns have even collapsed.
Stories throughout the day have been filtering in about some of the losses which people have incurred. A family of six died trying to flee from the inferno, others lost all of their possessions but came away living. The nerve-racking element is that the Victorian Premier John Brumby who broke down in a press conference after mentioning his visit to his hometown of Bendigo, has said that the fires represent “a tragic weekend in our history.”
“I think the big thing today is to not just to get on top of the fires that are remaining, but to make sure the message is clear that this is not over.
However, whatever the loss, it doesn’t detract away from the devastation that this disaster represents in the hearts and minds of Australians. The Victorian and Australian governments have already pledged assistance, and further charity will come from charities around the country, as well as from around the world. Let’s all hope that this disaster will soon come to an end. The people of Victoria have already endured enough.
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