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Melbournes most horrible day

I know that every blogger in Melbourne will blog about this but I must even if it is simply to help me process the horror of Saturday that continues to unfold.
It was the hotest day in history here on Saturday, 46.7 degrees thats ten degrees above our normal body temp. The premier had warned us to stay in doors as it was going to be the worst day in history and his how true his words were to become.
The fires, some lit by completely mindless idiots, and some we are still to know why they started, are said to be the worst ever.
The human cost is huge whole townships completely obilterated, one such town had 15mins notice as the fire storm changed course trapping 90 percent of the residents with no hope of doing anything to stop being burnt alive.
I sat stunned watching sunrise this am as this man pleaded for news of his wife and children (3). The last time this distraught man had heard from them was his wife screaming down the phone as the fires burned towards her. I just can not imagine how he must feel.
I then went to my kids assembly and absent mindly asked one of the mums how she was she burst into tears, her brother and sister in law and their 3 kids live in King lake and are missing presumed dead I simply held her hand as she cried I had no words of comfort. Imagine being with your kids as the fire cam towards you knowing you and they were to die. The horror of it will prob keep me up tonite and it has certainly made me hug my own family allot today
My nephews kindergarten is burned to the ground and the street their block of land is on is the only street around them to not be destroyed. Only the other day we were wandering around looking as the other blocks with beautiful houses, chicken runs, lamas and other animals, all gone now.
I am devastated and feel useless there is nothing I can do. I gave money but that seems so ridiculously small.
Please pray for these families who have lost everything

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