A tragic day for Australia,,,

I've just finished watching the News after a day of the worst bush fires Australia has ever seen. Eighty four people lost their lives today. After all the recent dry weather bush fires were inevitable, but having just watched the news coverage the scale and devastation particularly in Victoria is unbelievable, entire towns have been wiped from the map by fires which are often started deliberatly. It certainly brings home how important it is to take precautions with fire and to protect your house. I do get up on to the roof now and again to remove leaves from the gutters etc, something I'll be doing more frequently from now on...

BBC News