Australian comedian Celeste Barber has raised more than $26 million in under a week to help fight the deadly bushfires that have killed more than 20 people and scorched millions of acres.
Over 946,000 people have donated to her Facebook fundraiser for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service & Brigades, which started just four days ago. "Please help anyway you can," her appeal reads."This is terrifying." Here's just how bad the devastating Australian fires are -- by the numbersNew South Wales has been hit hardest by the devastating blazes.
"They've just left us high and dry so many times. We've been abandoned." Celebrities donate to fire reliefNicole Kidman and Keith Urban are donating $500,000 to help fight bushfires in AustraliaScores of celebrities have pledged funds to support volunteer firefighters in the country. Australians Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban pledged $500,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service. Singers Kylie Minogue and Pink also said they planned to donate $500,000 to firefighting efforts.
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