‘We’ve lost everything’: Australians fleeing apocalyptic wildfires fear for their homes
4 years, 11 months ago

‘We’ve lost everything’: Australians fleeing apocalyptic wildfires fear for their homes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We were told to avoid the beach – you might be safe from flames but you can’t breathe,” Lynn says. “The evacuation centre was so dreadful, we decided to walk across the road to the tennis club.” open image in gallery Lynn and Barry Brown had to leave their home and belongings behind They couldn’t have picked a worse time. We were so very frightened.” In the evacuation centre were recovery workers like Amanda Lamont, who’s been volunteering for the Australian Red Cross for 10 years. open image in gallery Amanda Lamont is a volunteer with the Australian Red Cross and a volunteer firefighter “It’s a sad place,” Amanda says.

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‘Why are we still struggling?’ ask Australia bushfire victims
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Why are we still struggling?’ ask Australia bushfire victims

Al Jazeera  

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Australia Fires: How you can help people, wildlife affected by the wildfire from anywhere in the world
5 years ago

Australia Fires: How you can help people, wildlife affected by the wildfire from anywhere in the world

Firstpost  

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How to help Australia bushfire victims
5 years ago

How to help Australia bushfire victims

CNN  

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