[SOC] Canberra Fires Update - seen from France

[f5pbl]

Hello Ian,

Sunday, January 19, 2003, 6:16:18 AM, you wrote:

Ian> 3 dead now.
Ian> Still only 388 homes destroyed.

Yep. 0730LT News report :

2500 people evacuated
3 dead
25% of the city w/o electricity, water, aso
+- 400 houses destroyed
Firemen from NSW State are called for help.
And the "SOC" news : your Prime Minister is coming back from holidays
location to Canberra.

"only" hope now is btr WX cndx, especially some change in the
direction of the winds.

GL ...

72!
Claude