this is happening...

... and my heart is breaking.

have you heard about the bush fires in victoria, australia?
these fires are blazing about 2 hours away from me.
my family and i are safe for now. but many aren't. the fires are still burning, causing death and destruction.
the death toll is devastating. as of right now, it stands at 131. but the victorian fire chief is saying it could well raise to above 230 people.
families all over the state have lost everything. everything. can you imagine what that is like?
my bff amy, went to uni with a girl, lea, who lives in kinglake with her parents. kinglake has been flattened by these fires. it is one of the worst affected towns. luckily their home wasn't damaged too badly. but the one across the road... everything is gone. they have been completely wiped out.
540 homes are gone along with over 40 peoples lives. this is in kinglake alone..
entire towns, like kinglake, have been declared as crime scenes. police and fire fighters are hoping to find some evidence to help find the people responsible.
the news is saying that the police believe that teenagers, as young as 15, are to blame for starting some of the fires currently burning through victoria. honestly, how dumb can you be to do something like this? if caught, they will be charged as mass murders.
it sure is causing debate everywhere. people are calling for the death penalty, life in prison, making these people see the bodies of those that have passed away and the towns they have destroyed in the hopes that the images will haunt them for the rest of their lives... people just want justice.
my thoughts are with every person affected by these fires.
my friend dani and i are going to donate blood because they need soon much of it right now. it's the least we can do to help.