21 Then And Now Photos Of Australia That Show The Immense Damage Caused By The Bushfires

Words can hardly describe what many Australians are currently going through. It is estimated that a whopping 10 million hectares of land have been ravaged by the fires since they first started. Countless homes, animals, and their habitats have been destroyed and firefighters are doing all they can to put out the flames. To help illustrate just how extensive the fire damage across Australia is, some people began sharing before and after photos of areas affected by the bushfires they're truly horrifying. Acres of burned down trees, destroyed homes, and bright orange skies that make it look like the very gates of Hell have opened - see it all in the gallery below.

#1 Kangaroo Island

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#2 Tathra Beach, Nsw In Australia. Before And After The Smoke And Ash From Surrounding Fires Arrived. The Black Debris In The Bottom Photo Is Charred Wood And Ash Washed Up On The Shore

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#3 Kangaroo Island

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#4 Mogo Wildlife Park

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#5 2 Hours Before vs. 3 Days After. This Is The Devastation Left By The Fires In Sarsfield, Victoria. Still Can’t Believe The House Still Stands

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#6 Blue Mountains, Australia - Before & After

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#7 Cobargo's Historic Main Street

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#8 Genoa Bridge

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#9 Mallacoota Wharf

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#10 Wildlife Sanctuary In Canberra, Au Before And After Fire

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#11 Blue Mountains, Australia - Before & After

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#12 Before And After For One Australian Family

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#13 Australia’s Smoke From The Bush Fires Means You Can’t See Mt Cook In New Zealand. Look At The Before And After Pictures

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#14 Before And After Of Sydney Due To Smoke From The Rampant Bush Fires

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#15 The Scenic Town Of Mallacoota

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#16 This Is Cobargo, Before And After Today. This Is... Unbelievable

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#17 Betka Road

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#18 This Is The View Today Compared To The Same Time Last Year Where We’re Staying In Merimbula With Our In-Laws For Our Summer Holiday. We Can Hear Firefighting Helicopters Landing At The Airport Below But Cannot See A Thing

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#19 The Same Day... Before And After Of The Tianjara Fire Burning In The Shoalhaven

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#20 Batemans Bay Mini Golf

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#21 Araluen Motor Lodge

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