Australia fires: the Hungarian family had 1.5 hours to run away – shocking details!
Before, they had a flourishing farm in Australia. Now, they have nothing but their lives.
Szeretlek Magyarorszag reported about a Hungarian couple who lived in an idyllic environment before last New Year’s Eve, near a small Australian village. They had a flourishing farm there where they grew plants. Everything started with a huge storm on December 31 that was introduced by heavy lightning. Since all plants on the ground were desert dry because of the countrywide drought,
some bolts were enough to ignite the nearby forest and cause a deadly firestorm.
Melinda Müller and her husband had no more than 1.5 hours to pack their life in bags and run away from the unstoppable fire. Moments after they left, their home burnt down to the ground in just a couple of minutes.
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They left almost everything behind and fled not knowing what awaits them. Ms Müller said that nobody could prepare for such an event. Her husband was trying to save their tractor while she was packing a bag in the house. However, since the fire grew very quickly,