Pray For Australia: Raging Bushfires In Australia Are Now Making Hillside 'Glow In The Dark'
The Balmattum Hill Bushland Reserve in Euroa just 164 km north-west of Melbourne has been described as glowing in the dark due to hundreds of spot fires that make hillsides look like they are engulfed in lava. As of now the fires have claimed 24 lives more than 156 million acres have been torched over 1400 homes destroyed and according to biodiversity experts count an estimated 480 million animals have been killed.
Bushfires in Australia have gone dangerously out of control on Australia¡¯s east coast, and it's getting worse by the minute owning to high temperatures and strong winds.
As firefighters battled to save lives and property, one Australian woman shared a heartbreaking picture which shows a hill-side glowing in the dark, due to the fires.
Since the beginning of the 2019 fire season, a staggering 10 million hectares have been burned, with all states and territories impacted in one way or the other. In New South Wales alone, almost 5 million hectares have been burned, which covers an area larger than the Netherlands.
Melissa Ericksen, who lives in Euroa, shared a photo of Balmattum Hill on Facebook, and wrote, 'Balmattum Hill is really glowing tonight, however not as much as all of our incredible and selfless emergency services. Thank you'.
The Balmattum Hill Bushland Reserve in Euroa, just 164 km north-west of Melbourne, has been described as 'glowing in the dark' due to hundreds of spot fires that make hillsides look like they are engulfed in lava.
Euroa¡¯s Melissa Ericksen captured the eerie glow of the Balmattum Hill bushfire last night. Thanks to firefighters and cooler temps the blaze is now under control @9NewsBorderNE #AustraliaFires pic.twitter.com/JI2s6AsFp5
¡ª Lexie Jeuniewic (@LexieGJeuniewic) January 5, 2020
Speaking to a news.com.au, Eriksen described how she saw almost 40 fire trucks and several helicopters flying in to fight the blaze on January 4.
"I took the image at 9.45pm after the strong wind change had come through. Balmattum Hill is a place I have walked all my life and it appeared to be covered in lava under the darkness. The photo is beautiful yet terrifying. Our emergency services did an incredible job containing the fire and preventing any loss of houses," the news.com.au quoted her as saying.
A #bushfire, Balmattum Hill, near Euroa, #Victoria, #Australia. Now under control. pic.twitter.com/mCw3Unzm88
¡ª Darius von Guttner (@guttnerus) January 5, 2020
Smoke from Australia's unprecedented bushfires, has in fact, made its way all the way to Auckland's where the sky turned eerie shades of yellow and orange. The haze was so bad that a "high number" of worried Aucklanders had rung 111 to alert police.
As of now, the fires have claimed 24 lives, more than 15.6 million acres have been torched, over 1,400 homes destroyed, and according to biodiversity expert¡¯s count, an estimated 480 million animals have been killed.It¡¯s 2pm in Auckland yet it feels like the sun is about to set. An eerie, dark orange tinted sky filled with smoke from the #Australia bushfires over 2000km away.
¡ª Dr Michelle Dickinson (@medickinson) January 5, 2020
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