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4,000 people forced to shelter on the beach during midday daylight hours as the fires surround them in Victoria. The fire has since passed the beach but many homes were lost and they are still stuck on that beach.

Some families took boats to the water for safety:

The near entirety of east gippsland was evacuated on Monday and many areas remain inaccessible. That’s 30,000+ locals and assorted tourists

Similar evacuations play out in Nowra, NSW with the local population evacuating to the beaches as the skies turn black (it’s 4pm!).

and again at Bateman’s Bay…and again and again across the country.

The extent of the fires is creating dry thunderstorms - all the risks of lightning and none of the benefits of rain.

Sixty fires started today, adding to the two hundred that started on Monday. This is a map of all NEW fires in the past 24 hours

The Mogo zoo had to evacuate - thankfully the animals survived the immediate fire. People fleeing Mogo were cut off by the fires from the evacuation centres

Even those not directly in the path of the fires are experiencing the effects of the smoke as it drifts across town and effects health.

All these photos and snippets are from 31 December 2019, one day on Australia. There are more, but I’m getting depressed looking at them, trying to decide what tumblr would find interesting to share and raise awareness versus what won’t. Not a judgement call I like making.

It’s currently 6:30pm, so there’s still 5.5 hours left of this day for more to come. These fires are still going and the people in these photos are still not safe.

You can see before/after photos here.

Australia is only four weeks into summer (”fire season”) but the bushfires began 16 weeks ago - in the second week of spring.

He is my match.

Favorite Teenlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/165124092163/favorite-teenlock

Young Summer Love

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/168463792388/since-there-is-so-much-stuff-related-to-call-me-by

Smut-free Teenlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/164228134403/smut-free-teenlock

Recent Teenlock - 4/17

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/159614114413/anything-recent-in-the-teenlock-area-2017

Recent Teenlock – 9/17

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/165448586513/hey-luv-so-you-know-any-teenlock-high-school-au

Teenlock & Drugs

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/164913678293/any-high-school-sherlock-fics-where-hes-on-drugs

Teen!John discovers his sexuality

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157869700208/oh-wait-about-the-previous-ask-john-being-in

Teenlock & Pining

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/158760180388/hi-thank-you-for-all-that-you-do-i-was-just

Teenlock Angst

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/159897616728/teenlock-angst

Rugby!John and Balletlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157924904418/hey-sweetie-do-you-have-any-teenlock-fics-it

Balletlock – Part 2

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/162073568646/please-can-you-rec-some-more-balletlock-ive-read

John saves Sherlock from bullies

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/154979052428/do-you-have-some-teensherlock-being-bullied-and

Teenlock & Kidlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/150427129873/kidlockteenlock-fics-that-you-would-highly-highly

Teenlock – Part 2

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/163135844038/heya-any-new-teenlocks

Teenlock – Part 3

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/169186721353/teenlock-part-3

Teenlock – First Kiss

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157714244423/you-are-amazing-thank-you-for-doing-this-do-you

Teenlock Coffeeshop AU

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/163753481003/teenlock-coffee-shop-aus

John & Sherlock grew up together

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157195132623/do-you-have-any-fics-where-john-and-sherl-have

Johnlock goes to the prom

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157161804438/hi-do-you-have-any-fics-where-john-and-sherlock

Boarding School Fics

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/152176170178/do-you-have-any-sherlock-boarding-school-au-recs

Nerdlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/168261921945/hey-alexx-i-was-hoping-if-you-could-rec-some

Unilock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/154977564883/or-if-you-in-the-mood-for-some-unilock-some-pwp

Unilock – Part 2

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/158747648748/any-recent-unilock

Longer, Plotty Teenlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/160330742108/hi-alexx-i-read-cracks-in-the-wall-and-fell-in

Imaginary Friends – all ships

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157439091413/um-sorry-to-bother-you-but-i-am-very-much-in-awe

Punklock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/157949825648/punklock

Greaserlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/151466498636/im-itching-for-some-bad-boy-sherlock-fics

Greaserlock – part 2

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/164424948513/greaserlock-part-2

Punklock & Gothlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/159486995853/hey-do-you-have-any-where-sherlock-is-emo-goth

Lifeguard AU

— 𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒔

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