Wednesday January 12, 11:40 AM


Death toll in Australian bushfires rises to 10


ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) - The death toll in bushfires sweeping South Australia state rose to 10 after two more bodies were found on the state's Eyre Peninsula, police said.

Police senior sergeant Kylie Walsh said the bodies were discovered in North Shields, a small township which was virtually destroyed by fire on Tuesday.

She said six people were still missing. "However that number is fluid and will change constantly as the day progresses and more information comes to hand," she said.

Walsh said police and State Emergency Service personnel were visiting the fire-damaged properties of those missing to check on them.

Eight people, including two children aged four and two, were burned to death in cars while trying to escape the flames Tuesday.

Five people were found dead on a road near the southern Eyre Peninsula town of Wanilla, two in one vehicle and three in another. Another three people died in a car on the Port Lincoln Highway at the nearby town of Poonindie.

Our very own orger Natty lives about 20km from where these fires are...

Shit, this is worse than the Ash Wednesday firez

lilmissmissy said:

...and the Canberra fires

we've been reasonably lucky this summer...until now

Apparantly the fire moved so quickly that those that died were fleeing but just couldnt outrun the fires (in their cars).

Natisse said:

Mmm!! South Australia has a very warm climate, which Melbourne is experiencing at the moment!! Only it's even hotter there. Total Fire Ban...it's pretty scary, but bushland is probably more susceptable to these kindz of circumstances than inner suburban areas. Best to be cautious all da same though! Devastatingz.

bkw said:

...it's so sad

the fires are apparently monsters - really out of control

lets hope they contain it REAL soon I haven't heard from Natty either after smsing her last night - I'm going to call her this afternoon to see if she's OK

lilmissmissy said:

Erm, no it's not. Seventy-two people died in the Ash Wednesday fires, and they were much more wide-spread.

sabaisabai said:

I did not know that...wow

sabaisabai said:

Okay, well maybe i should not pay too much attention to what is said on da news Damn.

lilmissmissy said:

lilmissmissy said:

Is that what they've been reporting? I'm not in the land of Oz so haven't seen any of the media reports.. what are they saying in the news?

Natisse said:

and here another one...

Don't we have an orger in Adelaide?

sabaisabai said:

They said that the effectz of this particular fire are far worse than Ash Wednesday firez...i heard it as i walked in2 da lounge..i was like farrrk dat'z all.

althom said:

yes - Natty and Joshy, too, but he's in the city. Natty's out the way of the fires not too far away

NatisseII said:

Can we get in touch with her?

Hope all the fine Australian folks are staying safe.

althom said:

lol yes I'm going to call her this afternoon...for now tho I'll log onto the NPG and see if a friend of ours is there she'll have heard from her more recently than I have

NatisseII said:

Post back and tell us what she's seeing there.