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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 8 2009, 08:35 AM (184 Views) | |
| Lazurath | Feb 8 2009, 08:35 AM Post #1 |
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From a Land Down Under
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This week has been the worst in Australian history for bush fires. Today alone there have been 65 deaths and over 600 houses lost. It is expected to surpass Ash Wednesday (click). The massive strain on electricity and the continuing heatwave could also cause blackouts in the cities - so your beloved Laz may not post for some time! D: One disturbing aspect of the fires, however, is that they may have been started deliberately by bored pyromaniac fire-fighter volunteers. Here's just one article: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25023335-1243,00.html |
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| MaxJ | Feb 8 2009, 12:42 PM Post #2 |
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HITM op dokters advies
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That's really sad. And the North of the country has floodings?
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| Commie-Red | Feb 14 2009, 09:38 PM Post #3 |
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Admiral
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I heard that some of the fires were started deliberately. |
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| Ww2nerd | Feb 15 2009, 03:45 AM Post #4 |
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Scion of the Midnight Sun
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FIRE! Yea, Pity stuff like that happens...... Is it an El Nino year? |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| Lazurath | Feb 15 2009, 06:43 AM Post #5 |
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From a Land Down Under
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@Commie, yes some were by arsonists. They arrested one guy who started a fire that caused 21 deaths :\ @Rommel, I'm not really sure, but I think it is. I'll have to look into it. |
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| Gandavien | Feb 15 2009, 07:30 PM Post #6 |
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I feel deeply for the Australian people at this time. |
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