Posted on 01/08/2020 10:39:29 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Two dozen people have been arrested for allegedly setting brush fires intentionally that have displaced thousands of people and destroyed wildlife in Australia in recent weeks.
"As inquiries continue, police are appealing to the community to provide footage and/or images from phones, dashcam, or other devices that show any of the fires in their infancy, even if only from a distance," police said in a statement.
The fires have killed 18 people and destroyed hundreds of millions of animals and livestock, thousands of homes, and more than 4.9 million hectares of land.
Those charged with arson could face harsh penalties, including manslaughter, which carries a penalty of 25 years in prison. Police in New South Wales have taken legal action against 183 people for fire-related offenses since early November, including "discarding a lighted cigarette or match on land." Three men were also charged with looting vacated properties.
"The community and the government has a right to be outraged. We are not living in South Central L.A. We don't live in Syria. We don't do this to each other. This is the south coast of New South Wales," NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliot said, calling anyone who loots the home of a family that has "potentially lost everything ... the lowest of the low."
A state of emergency was declared in the area last week. Climate change activists around the world and some politicians in the United States have pointed to the crisis as further evidence of the danger in not addressing the warming planet.
Enjoy your culturally rich destructo muzziods stupid Ozzholes
WOW! I should’ve guessed. :(
It’s been going on since last May...in other nations as well. They but out a video to start fires.
Good point.
Neck beard, the height of Muslim style.
Did you know that February in Australia is one of a SUMMER months?!?!
I certainly found that out!
There is another reason why these fires are so devastating.
Eucalyptus trees are a major tree in Australia. Koalas ive on those leaves.
However——Eucalyptus trees are VERY oily in their makeup. They have a bark that sheds in strands as the tree grows, and the older trees are almost smooth in their bark.
In Southern California, the state has been cutting down eucalyptus trees due to this factor. They burn VERY strongly & the shards of bark fly a great distance, starting more fires.
I feel very sorry for everyone affected by these fires. A long time friend of mine is from Australia. I don’t know if his family has been impacted.
The devastation to wildlife has been the hardest to watch, for sure. :(
Always!;)
Looks like they need to start a “Smoky Koala” campaign ....
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