Dear Friends,
Doesn't David live in the Victoria area?
If you read this, can you let us know you are ok?
Breathe easy, I have managed to survive yesterday's inferno. For once
there weren't any fires close to Ballarat. It has now turned out to
be our worst ever fire disaster with over 700 homes lost and so far
84 confirmed dead. I'm afraid there will be many more though.
To see and hear all about it (live streaming) go to:-
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/
My brother was not quite so fortunate. He lives in the country town
of Broadford and in fact wasn't even aware there were fires nearby
until I phoned him at about 3:00pm yesterday. Because the temperature
was so unbearable at 48 degrees C (118.4F) he had locked himself
inside and was playing computer games!! At that stage the fires were
at Wandong - about 15km south of him. He immediately went out and
worked with the fire fighters and was with the Fire Chief when they
discovered the first 4 bodies at Wandong. Thank goodness he's a cool
calm psych nurse. The winds have now turned 180 degrees and tonight
his town of Broadford is under threat. Their town water supply has
become polluted and they are having to be extremely careful.
David
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