Referensi
Sunday, February 8, 2009
At least 93 people were killed and entire towns razed in the worst wildfire disaster in Australian history, described by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday as "hell in all its fury."
People died in their cars as they attempted to escape the inferno -- smouldering wrecks on roads outside this town told a tale of horror -- while others were burnt to death in their homes.
While the deadly fires and a heatwave raged in southeast Australia, floods from torrential rains claimed lives in the north, with one victim a five-year-old boy feared snatched by a crocodile as he walked his dog.
The death toll from the fires jumped from 84 to 96 early Monday, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) said, quoting police. However, AAP later reported police had revised the figure down to 93.
Source
Labels: English News, Social
0 comments:
Post a Comment