In the past days, there are so many disturbing news all over the television world wide. Some parts of the world are buried in snow while some places are buried in water. One very unfortunate event was the fire that destroyed so many homes in Victoria, Australia. I have read some details in one of the blogs and my heart goes out to those who were affected. This is what she wrote:
Australia is no stranger to bush fires, we face them every year, each summer. But this was not a normal bush fire, it was an inferno. And the most horrifying thought of all was that some of these fires were deliberately lit. Someone set out to destroy homes and whether or not they knew (or cared) stole family members. Children, men, women, elderly people who were fighting to save their homes, gone.
I can’t tell you all the stories we’ve seen in the papers. A mother who lost her two young children and her brother. The sisters who tried to save their horse and died. Parents and their disabled son killed when flames ingulfed their car while trying to escape. A family of three found burnt to death in their bath tab. They say they might have thought the water in the tub would save them, but instead boil in the intense heat. A firefighter whos family were killed in their home while he was out trying to stop it. Simply retelling these stories is hard enough. Imagine being there. Losing your family, your home, in some cases your whole town completely wiped off the map. One town had a bridge connecting it, the bridge burnt and the town was trapped. – http://www.graphicjamdesigns.com/2009/02/australias-not-ready-to-see-it.html
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I have read in the newspaper that there were 2 Filipinos recorded as being killed in the fire but who knows there are those were not noted down.
I am now brought to wonder on how will these people overcome the shock, the loss of family, love ones, homes, and many more properties. No one is really prepared for disasters like this but somehow all of them have home insurance so that they will be paid and can build up a home right away. For me, a home, a house, or a roof over my head is very important. So i hope insurance companies will do their responsibilities now.