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The fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals. Sustained hot weather and rare periods of light rain in the affected areas have deepened the crisis.
Downpours on Thursday in the state of New South Wales, where many of the worst fires have burnt, offered hope that dozens of blazes could be brought under control.
"Relief is here for a number of firefighters working across NSW," the state's Rural Fire Service said in a social media post accompanying footage of rain falling in a burning forest.
"Although this rain won't extinguish all fires, it will certainly go a long way towards containment."
Before the rains, there were 30 blazes burning out of control in New South Wales.
Along the south coast of the state, locals who witnessed towns and forests being destroyed in recent weeks expressed cautious hope.
"We're thrilled and so relieved to have some dampness in the air because it makes things safe for a little while," Virginia Connor told AFP near the town of Nowra.
"But we need more, we need lots more."
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(Score: -1, Troll) by FatPhil on Saturday January 18 2020, @09:39AM (9 children)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08027c1
Click like if you support the #animals.
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(Score: 4, Touché) by c0lo on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:28AM (1 child)
Give me the phone number of that bartender of yours, I need to have a word of him about how he's taking bad karma when he sets the limit of your tab so high.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:35PM
Pssst - hey buddy - I think Phil is the bartender.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 18 2020, @12:51PM (4 children)
Mate, a koala is not built for running.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 18 2020, @04:34PM (1 child)
So, build a better koala, mate!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 19 2020, @11:23AM
What they need is koala viagra because right now the little sods don't breed enough to keep their species alive.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday January 18 2020, @11:59PM (1 child)
999,900,000 to go.
Please continue, I've got all night.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 19 2020, @05:47AM
There were estimated to be 15,000 to 28,000 koalas in New South Wales before the fires.
Australian Koala Foundation estimates that there are less than 100,000 Koalas left in the wild, possibly as few as 43,000
It's estimated that up to 30% of the koala population in NSW is now gone from the fires.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:24PM (1 child)
Which one of you fucksticks gave Fatphil Xanax and cocaine?
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by MostCynical on Saturday January 18 2020, @10:31PM
Nothing wrong with the drugs, the question is: who gave him access to a keyboard?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex