Disaster Zone One: Australia
 

As we all have noticed, in Australia brown stuff has hit the fan. This video shows a firefront overrolling a fire brigade truck - filmed from inside the cabin. Looks as dramatic as war. The whole scenery down there looks loike hell these days.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvy2siEwOZ0



Deepest respect for the courage and engagement of all these many men still fighting. I wonder whether I would have the nerves for this job, i doubt I would. Had experience with a house basement partially in flames once, must not have that again.


It all looks like something from Hironymus Bosch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_hVCMtZNqA






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkkyfEeFNJQ


I read these fires are so monumental now that they create their own climate zone and according wind- and pressure-zones.

Australia burns while a few hours ago thousands of dollars went up in smoke to celebrate the new year, money that was needed to fight fires. :nope:

I have nothing but high praise to all those fighting theses fires on the front line. :yep:

In one clip on the BBC last night people were standing on the beach preparing to wade into the sea if necessary.

The fire at that point was less than fifty metres away.

Agree 100% talk about bad taste!!:doh:

Thankfully a nasty local fire burning out of control for 2 weeks here in S.A. has finally been put out, though it will take a while to smother the remaining burning logs etc, doesn't take much for sparks to be thrown about with wind.
2 firefighters died in this one and quite a few houses lost. (not sure of the final count)
Going for a top of 37 today and 43 here tomorrow, getting kinda sick of it, the trees are showing stress and some of the big ones on our property are leaning over by about 30 to 40 degrees, hope it rains soon but doesn't look like it!! :hmmm:
Not a very nice start to a new year for many people, especially in NSW. :wah:

Edit:
NSW fire activity map:
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-info.../fires-near-me

Victoria and S.A.:
http://www.incidentalert.com.au/iav4/map.php

Happy to admit the above brought a few tears when I read it.

Sack him I say. :yep:

And sack the Mayor of Sidney spouting that garbage about climate change instead of calling off that firework display. :yep:

What brakes my heart is seeing all those animals who are suffering in those fire
So does the news about people who have been killed or wounded and have lost everything due to those fire.
I'm a animal person( I cry more in lost of animals), not exactly a human person.

Markus

:yep: :up: :yeah: :Kaleun_Applaud: :salute:

It’s great to spend 12 hours on the fireground while thinking about our glorious leader slacking off at home.

Say what you like about Abbott, but at least he’s one of us, a firefighter.

Nothing wrong with Tony! :up:

My hat's off to you as well, always appreciate the efforts of the firefighters. :yep:

:up:

Yay!! US firefighters have arrived to help the battle, very grateful. :yeah:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...forts/11838086

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...8a&oe=5EA6B58B

^ Top picture :up: