tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665890908272667289.post8452156157324854511..comments2013-01-19T20:08:51.263-08:00Comments on Australia 2008: Australia faces 'catastrophic' days as wildfires rage in 5 of country's 6 states - World NewsRAYLOKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06756225493203293544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665890908272667289.post-58389077678001538612013-01-19T20:08:51.263-08:002013-01-19T20:08:51.263-08:00CANBERRA, Australia — Australia was bracing on Mon...CANBERRA, Australia — Australia was bracing on Monday for days of "catastrophic" fire and heat-wave conditions, with fires already burning in five states.<br /><br />Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured fire-ravaged Tasmanian townships and promised emergency aid for survivors, who told of a "fireball" that engulfed communities across the thinly populated state on Friday and Saturday.<br /> <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />"The trees just exploded," local man Ashley Zanol told Australian radio, recounting a wall of flames that surrounded his truck as he carted water to assist fire crews in the hard-hit township of Murdunna, which was largely leveled by the inferno.<br />RAYLOKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756225493203293544noreply@blogger.com