They Say What They Say

Please spare a thought for the people who have lost their possessions, homes and their lives in the Victorian bushfires this weekend. More than sixty people have died and the authorities are predicting that the death toll will climb to over one hundred once the clean-up process begins. The towns of Marysville and Kinglake have been all but destroyed, and the fires are still threatening dozens of homes and communities throughout Victoria. I remember the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983 and I'd never in my life seen anything so terrible, but this is just horrific.

ETA: An appeal has been launched to help victims of the fire. You can make donations through the Australian Red Cross.

ETA 2: The death toll has risen to 84 and includes former channel nine news reader Brian Naylor and his wife Moiree.