173 and Counting
February 9th, 2009. Filed under: Monday's Musings.
Rick Rycroft
The fires burning in Australia have taken 173 lives and the toll is expected to top 200. Two towns have been nearly obliterated. Both Kinglake, above, and Marysville have few buildings which survived the fires. It is now thought that some of the fires were started by an arsonist or arsonists. The entire town of Marysville, where 12 are confirmed dead, has been deemed a crime scene. The crime now is that of mass murder. You can read more about these fires in The Australian.