Aircrafts Drop Nearly 4,500 Lbs. of Food on Bushfire Ravaged Australia to Save Starving Animals

Matt Kean, minister of energy and environment, shared photos from the vegetable-drop on his Facebook page.

Since September, high temperatures and dry conditions have fueled the blazes in Australia, which have so far burned through more than 15.6 million acres, according to theBBC.

Thousands ofhomes and buildings have been destroyed.

In the state of New South Wales, which shares a border with Victoria,2,500 firefighters were deployed to battleblazes in that area alone. According to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, as of midnight on Saturday, there are147 fires in thestate. Of those blazes, 67 are not contained, with officials warning residents to be wary of “strong and gusty winds.”

Around1.25 billion animalsare estimated to have died due to the blazes, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Thousands more are believed to be injured and homeless.For the brush-tailed rock wallabies, according to Australia’s Department of Environment and Energy website,most of the 15 species in Australiaare considered threatenedand have disappeared. In New South Wales, they’re officially endangered.

source: people.com