GLAD YOU'RE ALL SAFE! I've been emailing with lots of my friends down there, trying to keep track of everyone. So far so good . . .
There was the saddest (but cutest) pic of a rescued koala drinking from a water bottle in my paper this morning. Made me all teary.
I lost a few old friends and 7 teachers from my old school are unable to be contacted. Nobody knows if they're dead, or alive, or what.
Bad times.
They caught the arsonists, one was TEN YEARS OLD!
How awful.
All this was started by arsonists?! Those people will be going away for a LOOOONNNNGGGGG time I hope. As for the kid, I wonder how the law will be dealing with him/her? I'm really happy you're safe, and hope that your friends and teachers turn up unharmed.
They think over 80% was intentional.
They've taken into custody a 15 year old, a 40 year old, a 31 year old and a 10 year old. {all male}
All were either captured on security camera or caught by witnesses lighting fires in various places in the bush and in towns and parks.
The 40 year old said he wasn't sorry and he'd do it again if he could.
Mr.Rudd swore he'd do his best to try them all for mass murder.