Bushfire.

[leelastarsky]

Six dead in Kinglake: 'The whole town is gone'

*sobbing*

No, I haven't been able to contact my friend.  She breeds birds and moved to Kinglake just before Xmas.

Comments

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Just, thinking of you.

[darlas-mom.livejournal.com]

OMG. That's awful. My thoughts are with you and your friend.

[leviathan0999.livejournal.com]

Aw, Jesus...

*IHUGS* to you, and my will is bent on your friend having escaped safe and sound.

[coffee-n-cocoa.livejournal.com]

*hugs tight*

I'm thinking of you.

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Oh no. Oh Kate I hope your friend is okay. *hugs*

[mawaridi.livejournal.com]

Australia is such a scary place right now. *hugs*

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[minoukatze.livejournal.com]

I hope your friend is safe and well. *keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers*

[hhhellcat.livejournal.com]

*HUG* My thoughts are with you in this trying time. Hopefully your friend was able to get out before that.

[suehypno.livejournal.com]

Oh no, that's so horrible. This world is getting so fucked up. You're in my thoughts, and I hope your friend is okay.

[naggingfishwife.livejournal.com]

♥ I pray your friend is safe!

[alchemia.livejournal.com]

* hugs *

[sue-parsons.livejournal.com]

Hold a good thought. She knew the fire was there when she left your house. She probably was planning how and what to evacuate all the way home.

[chanel19.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope your friend is okay.

[ronhermione33.livejournal.com]

Oh, Kate! My heart goes out to you - you and your fiend are in my prayers. *Hugs you tight*

[xterm.livejournal.com]

((hugs))

[cauldroncakebkr.livejournal.com]

Stay safe Honey. *hugs*

[nasubionna.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is so terrible. I hope that your friend is alright. :(

[freckles42.livejournal.com]

*hugs*
*sends good thoughts to all the folks out there*

[oncelikeshari.livejournal.com]

*cuddles you tightly*

[eska-rina.livejournal.com]

Oh man :( *hugs*

[acusa-dora.livejournal.com]

I've said some prayers for you and your friend-- and everyone in danger. I'm so sorry. *hugs*

[rdprice29.livejournal.com]

Kate, You, your family and your friends are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you all make it out ok from this horror. I wish there was something I could do to help. *Hugs*

[webbapettigrew.livejournal.com]

Oh god, this is terrible! I just read about this on CNN. I hope everything is okay.

[naadi.livejournal.com]

This is so horrible. *hugs* Thinking and praying for all of you.

[theoldcatlady.livejournal.com]

Keep us posted, ok? And keep safe.


*hugs*

[tarie.livejournal.com]

I REALLY hope you're able to get in touch with your friend. Please keep us posted!!!!

[brewingtrouble.livejournal.com]

Yegads. :/ Keep us posted, okay? One of my friends in VIC lost his phone and electricity for a while but he's okay. Maybe the same has happened to her... keep hoping.

[yourstrulycdl.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I pray your friend is ok. Thoughts are with you & your entire country. I've been reading & hearing a bit of what's been going on there. Big hugs.

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

I just learned of all this today (I've been away from all media this weekend). Have you had any word?

[ivylore.livejournal.com]

I really hope your friends are okay. The destruction on the news look horrible.

[celtae.livejournal.com]

Oh, my gosh, Kate - I'm praying hard for your friend, and for you, and - just wow.

[redblaze.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about all of you in Australia. . . I hope you hear from your friend soon . We'll all be sending good thoughts/prayers.

(((hugs you muchly)))

Kele

[salemdipity.livejournal.com]

Oh Kate. I've been thinking of you so much and haven't been able to get online. Have you heard any more about your friend? I hope she's okay and got out.

*hugs you tight* Want me to call you this weekend?

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Hi guys, this is Steve (Mr Kate). We're well, much happier and safer than a lot of folk who have been living mere miles away, and Kate's absence owes to unfortunate timing but no peril .... she had her lap-band done yesterday. Home now, and sleeping. I'm sure she'll catch up with everybody in the next 24 hrs. She'll probably have mixed feeling about me posting here, but I only got in via Google... honest! I'm only even trying because of the circumstances and I know a lot of you have been concerned (thank you) and we're OK and that isn't likely to change but any positive vibes directed at our shell-shocked countrymen will be welcome.
Thanks !

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

And June the bird lady survived and has relocated with most of her stock, but she lost two parrots and three cats, and her house is gone.

[ninepointfivemm.livejournal.com]

SO glad you guys and the bird lady are ok. Thanks for keeping us posted!

[yourstrulycdl.livejournal.com]

Yes, glad the friend is ok, but so sad about her lost pets and home.

If anyone else is reading this and you want to help another friend of mine just gave me the website of the Red Cross who is raising funds to help those affected by the fires.

http://www.redcross.org.au/default.asp


And speedy recovery, Kate! We look forward to hearing from you soon!

[theoldcatlady.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update Steve. I'm glad June is ok, though the loss of her house and some of her fur and feather babies is tragic.

Give Kate our best, keep safe and keep in touch. :-)

[harpinred.livejournal.com]

Steve, thank you SO much for keeping us posted. I'm so sorry to hear about her friend's loss in Kinglake but am glad that she's alive.

Leela, hang in there! ((((HUGS)))))

[kath-ballantyne.livejournal.com]

Thankyou for letting us know. The timing was worrying. I'm so glad June made it out and that most of her stock survived.
I was worried that the lack of news was because of the worst. Although it's tragic that she lost her home and some of her animals.

With all the stress I had forgotten that it was time for the surgery. I'm glad everything went okay and hope recovery goes quickly.