yes actually there are many - just because you havent seen them doesnt mean they dont exist
and this was on the abc yesterday but difficult to find now..
Thousands told to jump into the ocean as Australia's raging fires approached - Science
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It was too late to evacuate.
"We are one road in, one road out. That road's been blocked for hours and hours and hours," Francesca Winterson from Mallacoota Community Radio told
News Breakfast, a national TV broadcast.
"[T]he emergency services sounded their sirens all around town, telling people that's it, get into your safe place."
Mallacoota has over 1,000 residents, and is also a popular camping destination during the Christmas and New Year holidays, leading to a surge in population.
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Australia's 1.2-million-acre megafire is out of control"At that point, I was praying. I was an atheist. I was praying to God, praying to Jesus, turn the wind," David Geoffrey, owner of Mallacoota's Wave Oasis bed and breakfast, told Australia's
ABC News.
Strong winds, lack of rain, and a
historical heatwave have exacerbated Australia's bushfire crisis, spreading the fires with incredible speed. At least nine people have died so far, including three volunteer firefighters. Over 11 million acres have burned, with approximately
900 homes destroyed in the state of New South Wales alone. Escape routes have been blocked,
towns engulfed."[T]hey wanted us to get into the water, get against that [rock] wall," Geoffrey said. "It's got oysters and stuff, not the greatest thing to do but it will save you from radiant heat, it's a barrier. So we were ready to jump in. And everyone was all along the edge, ready to go."
