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Feb. 7th, 2009 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hnpccRang Mum, they're fine. Wind shifted to the north, which meant that the fire that was coming right at them (well, with Drouin still in the way) headed off to the north instead. According to Mum the sky suddenly lightened and everything cleared. This was after they'd filled the gutters with water, and Dad had also filled three neighbour's gutters as well. Seriously I sometimes wonder if the greatest danger is people falling off ladders while filling gutters at times.
Anyway.
Drouin West has been hit as well, some reports say houses lost and the school/hall, others not sure if they've lost the last two.
The relay transmitter near Morwell was burnt out, my parents now have no TV coverage (no great loss) but still have ABC regional radio which is a godsend.
Fires continue around the state, but the winds have dropped along with the temperatures. There's some concern over lightning strikes, which may start new fires (you know, just to help things along).
Narre Warren's still got warnings up as does the Kilmore fire which is now threatening communities from Flowerdale to Kinglake. Well, probably not Kinglake so much at the moment, I think it's been through there already.
Guess if the wind picks up and changes again they'll be banging on doors.
The consensus between Mum and myself was that while it was a Bloody Awful Day it was still not The Worst Day in History. As far as fires go that'd be either Black Friday (1939) or Ash Wednesday (1983) - both of which had significant loss of life. We've got fires all over the state, we've lost houses, sheds, stock and wildlife, but no one's been killed as yet. Touch wood.
Anyway.
Drouin West has been hit as well, some reports say houses lost and the school/hall, others not sure if they've lost the last two.
The relay transmitter near Morwell was burnt out, my parents now have no TV coverage (no great loss) but still have ABC regional radio which is a godsend.
Fires continue around the state, but the winds have dropped along with the temperatures. There's some concern over lightning strikes, which may start new fires (you know, just to help things along).
Narre Warren's still got warnings up as does the Kilmore fire which is now threatening communities from Flowerdale to Kinglake. Well, probably not Kinglake so much at the moment, I think it's been through there already.
Guess if the wind picks up and changes again they'll be banging on doors.
The consensus between Mum and myself was that while it was a Bloody Awful Day it was still not The Worst Day in History. As far as fires go that'd be either Black Friday (1939) or Ash Wednesday (1983) - both of which had significant loss of life. We've got fires all over the state, we've lost houses, sheds, stock and wildlife, but no one's been killed as yet. Touch wood.
