9 일 ( 현지 시간 ) 호주 멜버른 에 화재 가 남긴 처참 한 광경 이 매리스 빌 TV 를 통해 찍혔 다 . 호주 역사 상 최악 의 이번 화재 는 도시 전체 를 휩쓸 고 주민 들 은 집 과 차안 에서 화염 으로 숨졌 다 . .. 2009 / 02 / 09 17 : 08 멜버른 ( 호주 ) = AP / 뉴시스 [ photo ] Deadly Wildfires Devastate Australia . ..● Overwhelmed A vehicle parked near the remains of a house destroyed by bushfires in the Australian town of Kinglake , 34 miles ( 55 km ) northeast of Melbourne , on February 8 , 2009 . Bushfires have killed over 130 people and burned hundreds of homes since they broke out in the region . Photos : A Thirsty Land ● Heat Wave Vehicles and a barn burn close to Labertouche , west of Melbourne , on February 7 , as more than 40 blazes raged across two Australian states in a heatwave that pushed the mercury as high as 115 Fahrenheit . ● Unprecedented Destruction A burnt out house in King Lake . This week ' s crisis is the worst wildfire disaster in Australian history ● The Wreckage A crush of charred cars outside Kinglake that were destroyed by fire . Thousands tried to escape the region as the fires spread , sending thousands fleeing in scenes Prime Minister Kevin Rudd compared to " hell " on Sunday . ● Worse to Come Firefighters try to contain an approaching front at Boolarra South in Gippsland , Victoria , at the end of January , less than two weeks before catastrophic flames hit the region . ● Aftermath Leveled houses in Kinglake . The fire has razed entire towns in southeastern Australia . ● A Futile Fight ? A firefighter tries to contain a bushfire approaching the town of Peats Ridge , north of Sydney , on February 8 . ● Help From Above A firefighter watches a helicopter water bomb a fire approaching Peats Ridge ● Engulfed A fire truck moves away from out - of - control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip State Forest near the township of Tonimbuk , west of Melbourne . ● Caught in the Flames Dead cattle lie next to the road to Marysville after bushfires destroyed the town . Police suspect some of the fires were started by arsonists , whom Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused of " mass murder . " ● A Rising Toll The fires ' human death toll , already the highest in 26 years , is set to rise further as medics treat badly burned survivors and police sift through hundreds of homes destroyed by the fires . ● Unfavorable Conditions The fires come as large swathes of Australia have been grappling with a severe drought . ● A Wall of Smoke Country Fire Authority staff monitor a giant fire raging in Bunyip State Park . The last time Australia saw such horrific conditions was during the Ash Wednesday wildfires of 1983 , which killed 75 people and razed 2 , 500 homes . ● Surveying the Damage Senior Wildlife Officer Geoff McClure looks over the destruction in the main street of Marysville . ● A Public and Private Loss Family members comfort each other on learning that their parents and disabled brother were among the victims who died in the Marysville bushfire . ● Evidence A destroyed bike lays in the charred ground in the town of Christmas Hills . Some of the towns destroyed in the fires have been declared crime scenes , as police try to uncover whether the fires were arsonists ' work . ● Mapping the Tragedy A NASA image , rendered Feb . 7 , shows a large plume of smoke spreading southward from fires , outlined in red , burning west of Churchill in Victoria ' s Gippsland region . ▶ 출처 : 타 임지 에서 옮겨 본 호주 산불 사진 으로 사진 설명문 은 원문 을 그대로 올렸 습니다 - 돌 고 지