Australia: Nicole Kidman, Pink, Ashleigh Barty… the stars are mobilizing for the victims

Personalities like tenniswoman Ashleigh Barty, after actress Nicole Kidman or singer Pink, have been mobilizing since Sunday by launching fundraisers or in the form of donations, for the firefighters and victims of the fires which ravage Australia and have claimed a total of 24 lives.

Several personalities have thus raised millions of dollars to support firefighters and the communities affected by these devastating fires.

A pot launched by the actress Celeste Barber on Facebook to help firefighters collected in 48 hours 25 million Australian dollars (15.5 million euros) of donations from around the world.

World number one tennis player Roland Garros Australian Ashleigh Barty has announced that she will donate her Brisbane tournament winnings to the Red Cross to help the victims of the fire. His earnings can potentially reach 250,000 dollars (around 225,000 euros).

American singer Pink pledged on Saturday to donate 500,000 US dollars, an amount equal to that promised by Australian actress Nicole Kidman. "The support, thoughts and prayers of our family go out to everyone affected by the fires all over Australia," wrote the actress for "Australia" and "Eyes Wide Shut" on Instagram.

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Our family's support, thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the fires all over Australia. We are donating $ 500,000 to the Rural Fire Services who are all doing and giving so much right now.

A post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman) on Jan 4, 2020 at 3:10 pm PST

President Emmanuel Macron announced that he had proposed "immediate operational aid" from France to Australia on Sunday in order to "fight fires, protect the population and preserve biodiversity".

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Nearly 200 fires continue to burn, often out of control. Millions of Australians have been affected in the southeast, the most populous part of the island continent, by this disaster that the authorities have failed to contain for several months. It has already destroyed an area equivalent to twice Belgium and caused 24 deaths, including three fire soldiers.

Fires are common in Australia in the spring and summer. But they were particularly precocious and virulent this season, in particular due to even more favorable conditions for fires due to global warming.