The current bushfires in New South Wales and Victoria were recently declared the largest forest fires in Australia’s history. What first started off as a local problem now has caught the entire world’s attention due to its epic proportions and desperate need for help.
A recent Bored Panda article on the topic can fill you in on how devastating the bushfires have been thus far. Many initiatives were launched to help with the seemingly unstoppable bushfires, with one of the most notable being Celeste Barber’s Facebook Fundraiser, which has managed to raise 29 million dollars from over a million people worldwide, with thousands of other organizations also raising millions for the cause.
A Newport Muslim community, together with Human Appeal, provided aid to Johnsonville firefighters & locals
Image credits: Human Appeal International
The entire world has come together to treat the open wound that is the Australian bushfires, including the Australian Islamic Center from Newport, Victoria in collaboration with Human Appeal International. The two have recently come together to provide aid to the exhausted firefighters of Johnsonville, Victoria.
Image credits: Human Appeal International
On January 4th, a community of Muslims from Newport, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, traveled nearly 4 hours eastward, toward the bushfire front near Johnsonville, with 5 trucks worth of supplies like food and water to help the local fire brigade and community fight off the wildfires.
5 trucks worth of supplies like food & water were dispatched to the town near the wildfire front
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Many towns, villages, and smaller communities are struggling to survive as the bushfires cut off food and water supply routes. This is on top of the immense air pollution causing health problems and the ever increasing heat that gives no relief for many Australians.
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The Australian Islamic Center, in collaboration with Human Appeal International, has recently launched an initiative called the National Bushfire Emergency Appeal, which aims to provide relief for Australians who have lost their homes to the fires, as well as to support local communities in battling the disaster.
Since the bushfires have cut off food & water routes, such communities are left without much supplies to survive
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Besides the supplies distributed, the Muslim community also organized a barbecue for the local community. There are reports that since many locals were not sufficiently ready for the coming fires, they may have been starving for anywhere up to 48 hours at this point.
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As of this article, the bushfires have already ravaged 15 million acres of land in New South Wales and Victoria, destroying nearly 1,800 homes and causing 22 deaths. The fires have not yet been stopped, so these figures are expected to rise.
At the moment, over 15M acres of land have been ravaged by the fires in New South Wales & Victoria
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Firefighters as well as volunteers, local communities, and the aforementioned heroes have been giving their all and working around the clock to help alleviate the effects of the bushfires. You can also help by donating to the National Bushfire Emergency Appeal, which currently accepts money donations as well as food and non-food supplies.
Here’s the Australian Islamic Center Community and Human Appeal unloading supplies from the 5 trucks
Video Credits: Human Appeal International
Fire affected areas also extended their thanks to for all the help
Video Credits: Human Appeal International
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