Tens of thousands of Australians are fleeing their homes as hundreds of fires rage across the continent¡¯s southeast coast,??The fires that have been raging since September 2019, have left?20 people dead and 28 missing.?
Thousands of firefighters are battling the blazes, and some have even sacrificed their lives for the same.?480 million animals have been killed in New South Wales since September. The ¡°highly conservative figure¡± includes mammals, birds and reptiles killed either directly by the fires, or due to loss of food and habitat.?
The government has deployed military ships and helicopters to drop supplies and rescue people trapped along shorelines.?
However, the situation is going from bad to worse by the day. For those who want to get a deeper insight into the actual situation the country is facing, writer and historian Bodie Ashton?took to Twitter?to shed some light on the ground reality.?Ashton¡¯s straightforward explanation of the situation struck a chord among thousands.?
Take a look at the thread below:?
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People on the frontline of the fire crisis have been struggling for three months, but the government, as mentioned by Ashton, has refused to take action and has almost been in denial about it. Heck, Sydney even went ahead with keeping a fireworks show on New Year's Eve amidst this crisis. Scott Morrison, in fact, had the guts to say that it shows the 'resilience' of the residents and their ability to put up a smile in the face of a disaster!?
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For those looking to help the victims affected by the fires, Ashton has collated a few links where donations can be made.?
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Australians in fire-ravaged regions?angrily criticized?Prime Minister Scott Morrison for downplaying the dangers of climate change and failing to take the necessary action.??Videos of people heckling him, refusing to shake his hand during his visit to fire-affected victims, shows the anger among residents.?
On January 3rd, authorities urged Australians to evacuate parts of the eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales to escape bush fires they fear are set to burn out of control this weekend.
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Victoria declared a state of disaster across areas home to about 100,000 people, with authorities urging people to evacuate before a deterioration expected on Saturday.??
? At the summer holiday peak, authorities have advised tens of thousands of holidaymakers and residents to leave national parks and tourist areas on the south coast of New South Wales,?