
The fires in Victoria are the worst in the State's history according to the State Premier, Mr Brumby. The historic Victorian town of Marysville has been virtually obliterated and another town, Kinglake, has suffered a similar fate. The front of one fire is 20kms across, according to emergency personnel. Firefighters are battling walls of flames 40 meters high lashed by 100+km winds.
The death toll is expected to rise dramatically as devastating scenes of destruction continue to emerge.
Thousands of hectares of forests have been turned to ash.
In the meantime, the northern Australian state of Queensland is drowning in unprecedented monsoonal rains. More than 60% of the vast Australian state is under water.
ETLJB expresses deepest sympathies to the families who have lost loved ones and their homes in the Australian bushfires and floods.
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