THE WORLD NEWS
Myer mannequin and former actuality TV star Elyse Knowles hopes a couple of photos from a current highway journey will encourage others to pack their luggage and go to fire-ravaged areas in Australia.
Throughout her drive from Melbourne to Byron Bay along with her companion, the social media influencer stopped at a number of the worst hit cities alongside the NSW south coast.
Throughout her journey, the 27-year-old took photos of charred highway indicators, crumbled properties and burnt out vehicles to indicate a number of the devastation.
“This week we are travelling from Melbourne to Byron along the south coast observing, supporting and appreciating all the hard work that has gone into saving our country,” she wrote alongside six photographs taken through the journey.
Since July final yr, greater than 11,000 fires have ignited and burnt via 5.5 million hectares which is equal to six.2 per cent of NSW’s landmass.
This summer season, some 2432 NSW properties have been destroyed to this point and 25 folks have misplaced their lives.
As areas start to get well, companies on the south coast who’ve misplaced a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} as a result of decreased vacationer numbers are pleading with holiday-makers to return to their cities within the wake of the horror bushfire season.
Whereas most operators within the area herald round 50 per cent of their income through the summer season season, this yr has resulted in an enormous loss for areas that rely closely on tourism.
Following Knowles’ submit about her journey to her 900okay followers, a whole bunch commented on how “heartbreaking” the scenes had been – however felt inspired to embark on an identical vacation.
“It’s quite confronting … I’ll be heading down south soon too,” former TV host Ksenija Lukich posted.
“We just visited this weekend and pledging to do more local travel this year,” one other added.
“These scenes are just so heartbreaking no matter how many times you see them.”