Black Saturday - Australia’s Worst Ever Disaster
By Monday 9am on February 9th it was official. The Victorian Bushfires, later to be named Black Saturday had become Australia’s Worst Ever Natural Disaster in it’s young History. The ferocity of the firestorms were not fully realised, and the extent of the damage not completely known until late Sunday evening and early Monday morning. The death toll, once at 14 did climb dramatically once the Fires had burnt out and local police and fireman were able to access the devastated areas. It was then they discovered the true extent of destruction. The depths of Hell came to Victoria on February 7th, 2009. The current death toll stands at around 211 and almost 2000 homes have been destroyed. Even now fire still continues to burn in some parts of the state, out of control. Black Saturday has surpassed any disaster we as Australian’s have ever seen. This news report confirms it.
Please lend your support to the victims of Black Saturday by donating whatever you can. Follow the links to the Red Cross as provided on the home page of this website and following this blog post. Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support and my deepest sympathies to those who have been victims of Black Saturday. My heart goes out to you all.
