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Title: Horrific Fires
Post by: Waffles on February 13, 2009, 05:03:30 am
Here is a link that shows the destruction from the fires that have hit Victoria, Australia, (where i am from).. sadly around 200+ lives were lost and over 700 homes destroyed  :'(
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html)
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: Nka19 on February 13, 2009, 08:00:43 am
OMG, that's terrible  :-\.
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: Mandy on February 13, 2009, 03:11:29 pm
Sorry to hear that this is happening... 
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: macress345 on February 13, 2009, 08:20:13 pm
I used to live in Arizona and we had wildfires every year usually 2-5 of them. But ummm 200+ people died???? I cant count how many times we were threatened with evacuation and how many towns have been completely wiped out and we never lost anywhere near that amount. (never more than 5 or so) Are wildfires not normal in Australia or is the preparation just not so great?
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: ninjaboi12 on February 13, 2009, 08:26:59 pm
Damn. I feel your pain Waffles.
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: Waffles on February 14, 2009, 06:20:41 am
I used to live in Arizona and we had wildfires every year usually 2-5 of them. But ummm 200+ people died???? I cant count how many times we were threatened with evacuation and how many towns have been completely wiped out and we never lost anywhere near that amount. (never more than 5 or so) Are wildfires not normal in Australia or is the preparation just not so great?

Wild Fires are normal, tho someone lit some of these.. which is terrible and with the wind behind the fire it sweeps threw towns and houses at more than 50km/h.

When you are warned about fires you have a choice.. leave or protect your house.. most people leave but some people stay. Sometimes when leaving roads are blocked by fallen trees or the smoke is so thick they no one can see anything. So then people crash and get trapped in cars and die. Usually the preparation is good.
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: macress345 on February 14, 2009, 10:03:06 am
I used to live in Arizona and we had wildfires every year usually 2-5 of them. But ummm 200+ people died???? I cant count how many times we were threatened with evacuation and how many towns have been completely wiped out and we never lost anywhere near that amount. (never more than 5 or so) Are wildfires not normal in Australia or is the preparation just not so great?

Wild Fires are normal, tho someone lit some of these.. which is terrible and with the wind behind the fire it sweeps threw towns and houses at more than 50km/h.

When you are warned about fires you have a choice.. leave or protect your house.. most people leave but some people stay. Sometimes when leaving roads are blocked by fallen trees or the smoke is so thick they no one can see anything. So then people crash and get trapped in cars and die. Usually the preparation is good.


Ahh ok.
Title: Re: Horrific Fires
Post by: DJPulP on February 16, 2009, 01:39:46 am
once the guys name who lit the fires is known, some1 is going to kill him somehow