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Australian states battle bush fires every year – but little has compared to the widespread devastation of this fire season.
Millions of acres have been torched and entire homes have been swallowed by flames. More than 20 people have lost their lives. About half a billion animals have been killed in New South Wales by one estimate. And the country’s summer is only just beginning.
Along with a series of pictures published on his Facebook, Australian politician Leon Bignell called the reality of the fires “ugly.”
“We met some of the many families and individuals who are homeless following the fire and we all need to work together to get them back on their feet as soon as possible. The mental scars though may never heal,” he said.
Here’s a look at just how bad the blazes have scarred the country so far:
By the numbers:
About 2,700 firefighters were battling the blazes as of Sunday.
The Australia Defence Force said Sunday it had called 3,000 army reserve forces and others with specialist capabilities to help fight the flames.
A firefighter is seen spraying water
Leon Bignell MP/Facebook
There were about 136 fires burning across NSW Monday.
Of those, 69 are not contained, the NSW Rural Fire Servicesaid Monday.
'Some images from today's drive around the Kangaroo Island fire ground with my friend and KI local Tony Nolan,' Leon Bignell wrote on Facebook
Leon Bignell MP/Facebook
Officials say 24 people have died nationwide this fire season.
The majority of casualties – 18 – are from NSW, which has beenhit hardest by blazes. Three people have died in Victoria and another three in South Australia.
Two people are also missing in NSW as of Monday.
A sign stands next to burned land in Kangaroo Island
Leon Bignell MP/Facebook
About 480 million animals have died across NSW, professor Chris Dickman with the University of Sydney, estimates. “The true mortality is likely to be substantially higher than those estimated,” the university said in a statement.
Almost a third of koalas in NSW may have been killed in the fires, and a third of their habitat has been destroyed, said Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.
In December, the smoke in Sydney was so bad that air quality measured 11 times the “hazardous” level.