It seems that the respite of rain and favourable weather is only a short-lived reprieve in Australia’s on-going carnage and the country’s woes don’t seem likely to lessen as emergency services are preparing for a spike in temperatures over coming days. The Australian bushfires are still a matter for grave concern as there are fires burning on either side of the NSW and Victorian borders. In areas where fires have gone out, it’s the smoke haze that is also a cause for worry where cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra will be affected.
The Australian bushfires have indeed been the worst the country has ever seen and besides human lives and property, almost half a billion animals will be dead, starving or displaced. Tragic scenes have unfolded on our screens as the internet displayed heart-breaking pictures too intense for anyone to bear. The devastation has been unfathomable and here are before and after pictures that rightly depict the extent of the destruction. Many of these pictures have been uploaded to social media by people who took them
#1. Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island received an evacuation alert on 8.1.20 amid fears of a blaze alert. Environmentalists have grave concerns for the future of endangered wildlife on Kangaroo Island where the fires have already killed thousands of koalas and destroyed 155,000 hectares of land, about one-third of the island’s entire area.
#2. Tathra Beach, NSW, Australia.
This is Tathra Beach before and after the smoke and ash from surrounding fires. The black debris is charred wood and ash that may have been washed up on the shore
#3. Blue Mountains, Australia-before and after
#4. Mogo wildlife Park
A tweet from a zookeeper revealed the fact that every single animal had been saved from the fire.
#5. Cobargo’s Historic Main Street
#6. 2 hours before vs 3 days after. This is the devastation left by the fires in Sarsfield, Victoria. Still can’t believe the house still stands.
#7. Genoa Bridge
#8. Wildlife Sanctuary in Canberra, Au before and after fire
#9. Before and after for one Australian family
#10. Blue Mountains, Australia – before & after
#11. This Is Cobargo, before and after. Unbelievable
#12. Australia’s smoke from the bush fires means you can’t see MT Cook in New Zealand. Look at the before and after pictures
#13. Sydney before and after rampant bush fires
#14. Betka Road
#15. Merimbula
A Twitter user Fiona Purcell posted this picture from Merimbula saying “this is the view today compared to the same time last year where we’re staying in Merimbula with our in-laws for our summer holiday. We can hear firefighting helicopters landing at the airport below but cannot see a thing.”
#16. The Same Day… Before And After Of The Tianjara Fire Burning In The Shoalhaven
#17. Batemans Bay Mini Golf
