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Australian Bushfire Support, Resources and Donation Links

This website has been set up to help anyone affected by the current bushfire affecting Australia. Whether you’re being directly affected by the bushfire or what to find out a way to help, this website will give you everything you need whether it be wanting to donate or volunteer. The bushfire has impacted so many people in Australia, so any help is greatly appreciated. In the future, this website will be updated to reflect any further natural disasters that affect or impact Australia.

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Australian Bushfire 2019/2020 Timeline

Nov 2019
Wildfires started in NSW and VIC
Dec 31 2019
Mass Evacuations of NSW and VIC Residents
Dec 31 2019
Jan 2020
Reports estimate that 480 million animals have died

“To put it in perspective, in the past few years we have had a total area burned for the whole season of about 280,000 hectares. This year we’re at 3.41 million and we’re only halfway through the season”

– RFS Spokeswoman Angela Burford on Australia’s Bushfire season

Australian Bushfire 2019/2020 Facts

480 Million Animals Dead

It is estimated that 480 million mammals, reptiles and birds have been killed by these fires. It is estimated that there was an average 17.5 mammals, 20.7 birds and 129.5 reptiles per hectare (as reported by BBC News). The figure is only expected to rise as the bushfires continue to ravage Australia. Of course, many of these animals may have been able to flee the area. A lot of the smaller creatures were left to suffer, as they would not have been able to outrun the flames. Kangaroos were able to hop away, but animals such as the Koala could only move so far. A lot of the donation links on the donation page can help assist local wildlife organisations look after injured animals.

Twice the size of Belgium

Dozens of fires have erupted in New South Wales and Victoria, which resulted in an area twice the size of Belgium being burnt. At least 24 people have died (as of the 7th of January 2020) and around 3,000 houses destroyed. The fact that a fire is larger than an entire nation is astounding, let alone twice the size of one. The sheer scale of the fires has come as a surprise to many, with some sources citing that the fires are bigger than the Amazon Forest Fires and California Wildfires combined.

1/3 of Koala’s wiped out

Army Reservists deployed

For the first time in Australia’s history, the Army Reservists received a compulsory callout from the Australian Government. Over 3,000 defence reservists will assist recovery efforts in Victoria and New South Wales. The first task of the Army Reservists will be to bury the thousands of livestock killed by the fires. This will be no easy task, as there is a large amount of animals to be buried.

Smoke reached New Zealand

The Bushfire season of 2019/2020 was no longer affecting Australia. Smoke had travelled across the Tasman Sea and affected mainland New Zealand. This triggered a number of respiratory illnesses and triggered panic on the 31st of December 2019. Haunting images were released from the top of one of New Zealand’s glaciers, with ash and dust settling on top of the white icy surface. Reports say that the smoke will even travel to Chile.

State of Emergency Declared

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