Marysville Fires - Australia

February 2009
Marysville, Victoria, is in a state of shock after the worst bush fires ever recorded in Australian history reduced its landscape to ashes. Communities have been destroyed and the death toll keeps rising.

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[emmelawrence]

True, but the population is much denser where these fires have occurred... it's not just "because their white", but rather because there are hundreds of towns that have been wiped off the map- Australia isn't just home to whites, there are plenty of other nationalities. Many of African wildfires occur where there are very few people, or where the people are isolated and possibly even unknown, so of course Australia's wildfires will be broadcast more widely.

[playethic]

That 12 yr old boy Jake, the son of the truck driver, is remarkable. Incredibly moving, the subtlety and perceptiveness of him, how he watches over his dad, the incredible love he has for his dad. Very moving. Nature and nurture - in 10, 20 yrs, that depth in him... I think he'll become known in some way; become an agent of change in some way.

[swat26visor]

@Bioloser There were multiple fires on black saturday some of which were lit by arsonists. those dickheads have been locked up 4 life.

[PORTROX15]

yeahh thats very true, i went to marysvile last week and there is only maybe less then 15 buildings still standing. just to look around the hills and see all the trees burnt is horific, there was not one burnt tree... sorry for your losses

[kinglakeresident2]

Good luck, best wishes and lots of love to Marysville from all your friends in Kinglake...we are in this together

[lozzaluvsya1997]

i new that boy jake he was 1 of my mates at marysville and when i saw him for the first time after the fires he was crushed

[lozzaluvsya1997]

im 12 years old and ive been going to marysville my hole life.i ended up living there for 3 years. everytime i went back there after the fires i still couldnt grab hold of what had happened. i'd lost my old house i'd lost the town and mostly i lost some friends. marysville wont be the same after all of this. i new most of the people in that video and its really sad to no that, that had happened. i lost people who i really cared about and i no ill never see them again. rip LIZZ DALTON MATT JAMES

[xlolx307]

i lived there, now my house is gone an my pets on april 14 i visited my house and it was all gone. jake was my school mate and steave looked after me when my mum and dad went away. i loved marysville R.I.P LIZZ and my pets and MARYSVILLE.

[foxyydagreat]

that was once my town i loved that place r.i.p every 1

[askfadzean]

that was my town, my house and a few of my friends, there now gone.

R.I.P ,dalton, lizz, matt, james

[neuronpie]

Deepest condolences, Australia. The pain of this is felt around the caring world. Every blessing to your nation as you try to rebuild. You are a remarkable and resilient people. I pray the pain will become bearable. Appalling tragedy.

[flowersfmd]

What an amazing boy -'you alright, dad?'

Too tragic, Australia has had a very tough year.