Tuesday, February 10, 2009

A Town Perished

Marysville is gone. The cause? Suspected arson. Could it be connected to this...?

That is unthinkable!

During our 3.5 years in Melbourne, we went backpacking and tracking into many woods and national parks. The natural beauty was always breath-taking and made us "syukur" for God's creations.


How could anyone destroy such creations?

I remember driving by an area licked clean by forest fire during our trip to the Grampians, and smoke was still curling up from the burnt ground. It was a scene right out of a horror / science-fiction movie. You bet we were scared. It was a relief to see firemen still at work and we were pretty sure that we would get out of the area safely.

I cannot begin to imagine the fear and shock faced by those who perished in the fire. May their souls rest in peace.

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