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4 hours agoAustralia shares $76 million in emergency fire-hit communities fund
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The Australian government has announced that it has established a $76 million emergency fund that will be used for mental health services for communities hit by fires since September last year. Last year's fires, which are continuing even in January, are among the worst of [...]
Last year's fires, which are continuing even in January, are among the worst natural disasters in the history of the remote continent. So far, 26 people have died from fires, more than two thousand houses have been destroyed, more than 10 million hectares of land have been burned, and many autokton animals are near extinction.
More than 1 million and 250 thousand animals are believed to have died from fires, while experts say hundreds of billions of insects have also disappeared in this disaster.
Authorities have also said they will consider the possibility of coalas' proclamation as a endangered species, as 30 per cent of their life age has been destroyed by fires.
Australia's prime minister, Scott Morrison, has been criticised for his approach to the government's fires and climate policies. That day before he acknowledged that his cabinet could handle this issue better and expressed regret over possible concessions, writes “India Today”.
