Calamity in Colima & Canberra

[janine]

:pray: Prayers please for people's lives, property, livelihoods, and wildlife & land, in Mexico and Australia.:pray:
[!--QuoteBegin--][/span][table border=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"95%\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"1\"][tr][td]Quote [/td][/tr][tr][td id=\"QUOTE\"][!--QuoteEBegin--]Wildfires Continue in Australia
VOA News
22 Jan 2003, 07:28 UTC

Wildfires are raging in two more Australian states, as devastating blazes ease around the capital, Canberra. Authorities in southern Victoria state say wildfires there burned down four homes in several small towns.

Several fires are also raging on the island of Tasmania.

In Canberra, calmer winds and cooler temperatures helped ease blazes which have killed four people, destroyed 450 homes and caused $30 million in damage. But weather forecasters predict high temperatures and severe winds will return to the Canberra area later this week, making the fires more dangerous.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with arson for allegedly setting one of the fires just outside the capital. The boy faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

(Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.)[/quote]

[!--QuoteBegin--][/span][table border=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"95%\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"1\"][tr][td]Quote [/td][/tr][tr][td id=\"QUOTE\"][!--QuoteEBegin--]Residents prepare to evacuate volcano's flank as scientists warn of possible eruption

LA BECERRERA, MEXICO (AP) ---- Army troops stood ready to evacuate hundreds of residents from towns on the flanks of Mexico's most active volcano Sunday as scientists said building pressure signaled an imminent eruption of the 3,820-meter (12,533-foot) "Volcano of Fire."

During the last several days smoke, ash and vapor have been spewing from the crater of the volcano in western Colima state.[/quote]

[!--QuoteBegin--][/span][table border=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"95%\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"1\"][tr][td]Quote [/td][/tr][tr][td id=\"QUOTE\"][!--QuoteEBegin--]The LAT, alone among the papers, fronts news that a 7.8 quake [epicenter around Colima] hit central Mexico yesterday evening. At least 19 people were killed.  (MSN/Slate news digest)[/quote]