Australia Fire Tragedy

Australia has been hit by the worst heatwave which they ever have in years. Now, they have the worst fire tragedy in their country’s history.

The death toll from fires in southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country’s history.

The wildfires that have ripped through the state of Victoria

Entire towns were seared off the map by the wildfires raging through southeastern Australia, burning people in their homes and cars in the deadliest blaze in the country’s history.

The number of dead on Monday stood at 108, a grim toll that rose almost by the hour as officials reached farther into the fire zone.

Searing temperatures and wind blasts created a firestorm Saturday that swept across a swath of the country’s Victoria state, where at least 750 homes were destroyed and all the deaths occurred. More victims were expected, officials said.

[Source: BBC]