Singer Pink Donates Rs 3.6 Crore To Australian Bushfire Services, Says 'I Am Totally Devastated'

Approximately 500 Millions of animals have died in the Australian bushfires which have ravaged the country. It has a devastating effect on the flora and fauna. Not only that, it has also claimed 24 lives and destroyed almost 2,000 homes till now.

While a lot of celebrities have taken to social media to express their concern on the issue and to urge their fans to donate, US singer Pink is one of the first celebrities who have donated a whopping $500,000 (Rs 3.6 crores).

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The 40-year-old singer said that she was devastated with what has happened. She shared the news and also shared the intention of donating the money to Australia Bushfires services.

"I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly to the local fire services that are battling so hard on the frontlines. My heart goes out to our friends and family in Oz," she said.

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I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly to the local fire services that are battling so hard on the frontlines. My heart goes out to our friends and family in Oz ??

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Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio and Greta Thunberg, who often address climate change problems and raise awareness on the same, also pointed out that the smoke of the fire had spread to New Zealand speeding up the melting of icebergs there.

Leonardo DiCaprio shared statistics on the loss of human and animal life following the recent devastating fire in Australia to spread awareness.

With that, Leonardo DiCaprio shared photos of the aftermath of fires in the Amazon rain-forest. He also pointed out that the fires there had ruined forest land equivalent to 8.4 million soccer fields.

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#Regram #RG @gretathunberg: Australia is on fire. And the summer there has only just begun. 2019 was a year of record heat and record drought. Today the temperature outside Sydney was 48,9¡ãC. 500 million (!!) animals are estimated dead because of the bushfires. Over 20 people have died and thousands of homes have burned to ground. The fires have spewed 2/3 of the nations national annual CO2 emissions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The smoke has covered glaciers in distant New Zealand (!) making them warm and melt faster because of the albedo effect. And yet. All of this still has not resulted in any political action. Because we still fail to make the connection between the climate crisis and increased extreme weather events and nature disasters like the #AustraliaFires That has to change. And it has to change now. My thoughts are with the people of Australia and those affected by these devastating fires.

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Meanwhile, cooler weather has brought some respite in the condition after awful day of blazes.

"The weather conditions have improved in NSW and Victoria but there are still many fires raging and there's a significant firefighting effort continuing," Prime Minister Scott Morrison told at a press conference.