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"Black Saturday" marked the start of massive bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which eventually killed 173. The fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks. On 12 March Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.
"Black Saturday" refers to the devastating bushfires that hit Victoria in February-March 2009. At this time, the background temperatures in some of the worst affected areas was around 47 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cyclone Yasi hit several cities and towns. The worst affected towns were Cardwell, Innisfail and Tully.
It is uncertain how many people were killed in Kinglake itself, in the Black Saturday bushfires of Fbruary 2009. Kinglake, together with the nearby towns of Strathewen, Humevale, Steels Creek, Chum Creek, Kinglake West, Toolangi and Flowerdale, was the worst-hit area, and in this region there were 120 people killed.
It hit townsville and basically upper Queensland.
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"Black Saturday" marked the start of massive bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which eventually killed 173. The fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks. On 12 March Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.
"Black Saturday" refers to the devastating bushfires that hit Victoria in February-March 2009. At this time, the background temperatures in some of the worst affected areas was around 47 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
The black death arrived in Ireland in 1348. It hit the larger towns and villages especially hard, which is where the population was largely English and Norman. The native Irish mainly lived in the rural areas and therefore weren't affected as severely.
Cyclone Yasi hit several cities and towns. The worst affected towns were Cardwell, Innisfail and Tully.
It is uncertain how many people were killed in Kinglake itself, in the Black Saturday bushfires of Fbruary 2009. Kinglake, together with the nearby towns of Strathewen, Humevale, Steels Creek, Chum Creek, Kinglake West, Toolangi and Flowerdale, was the worst-hit area, and in this region there were 120 people killed.
It hit townsville and basically upper Queensland.
Muck fires are so intense that they even burn the dirt. They stay lit until they hit water.
'Someday I'll Be Saturday Night'
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ocean city, MD
The Bay City Rollers had a hit with the song Saturday Night in 1975. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting was done by Elton John