The fires which have afflicted the state of Victoria in southern Australia have caused what is being described as “the deadliest natural disaster in Australian history.”

Almost 100 people have died in the horrific blazes, which continue to rage throughout the state.

The latest confirmed total has been revised down from 96 to 93, however the number is expected to rise throughout the day.

Fire crews have now accessed many of the worst hit areas left decimated by the intensity of the fires.

The Kinglake region, north-east of Melbourne, remains the worst-affected, losing more than 550 homes.

Whole towns, such as Marysville have been burnt to the ground, with more than 750 homes across the state now confirmed destroyed.

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Thirty-one fires continue to burn across Victoria. Authorities suspect arsonists are responsible for some fires.

A prayer from here that the fires soon ease and the good people in that part of the world find mercy.

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Speaking of prayers, I do like this one: It is the Lord’s Prayer, or the “Our Father,” sung in Latin, i.e. Pater Noster. The music in this version is composed by the singer of the piece — the YouTube phenomenon who calls herself Ysabella Brave. I linked to it once before but if anything on YouTube deserves a second visit it would be this. (Way back when she also did a great version of Just Like A Woman, but that appears to be gone from YouTube, along with her other cover versions.)

Pater noster, Qui es in coelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in coelo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.

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