Heat Wave in Australia

My old co-worker (she taught for a year at our school but is from Australia) sent this email out; it is too cute not to share!

I truly am from a remarkable country! And we have THE cutest animals(AND some of the most deadly - I know!)

In Victoria the temperature has been above 44 degrees all week and they are forecasting another week of 40+ temperatures. Power is failing, trains have stopped running because tracks are buckling under the heat. It’s just scorching. Bush fires have caused massive damage in the last two days with 600 houses destroyed and 84 poor people have been killed. Very sad all around. It seems that the people are not the only ones suffering.

Check out these photos of a little Koala which just walked onto a back porch looking for a bit of heat relief. The woman filled up a bucket for it and this is what happened!

Our thoughts and prayers to all those animals and people who have lost their lives, families and homes.

It is is really very sad.

Marianne and John