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Message for the Australian government...
We are burning
To put the fire damage in New South Wales in perspective, some 900,000 hectares were lost in the 2019 Amazon fires and around 800,000 hectares burned in the 2018 California wildfires.
In the New South Whales fire (which have been burning since july 2019) WE HAVE LOST 6 MILLION HECTARES OF LAND!!!.
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Tell us Scott Morrison, how many more brave and strong volunteers have to lose their lives before you speak up? How many more families have to lose their homes before you open your eyes? How many more animals have to be cooked alive before you take action?
Australia is now the 2nd most polluted country in the world because of the fires. Experts are saying that breathing in the air is like smoking 40 cigarettes in a single day. At least 21 people have been confirmed dead. Many MANY more still missing due to these fires.
The flames are hot enough to turn the aluminium on the fire trucks to liquid. Aluminium has a melting point of 660 degrees Celsius, which is 1220 degrees Fahrenheit. 8 fireman were trapped on their truck as it got engulfed by flames. It was literally melting away from them. They lucky made it out alive. Some volunteers were not so fortunate.
I my, have be fortunate enough to not affected as badly as others. I haven't lost my home, my well being, my life but I was damn fucking close to. I heart goes out to anyone affected in the fires.
As a country, we need to band together and push through, we survived black Friday (the deadliest bushfires in Australia's history) we can survive this.
Thank you to all the volunteers and fire fighters battling the horrible conditions and just know you have the whole of Australia and possibly a good portion of the world behind you.
And to Scott Morrison. Get your fucking head out of your ass and do something. Go show your country that you are helping. Fucking Tony Abbott (previous Prime Minister) is doing more then you.
Sorry for the rant guys....