Published 13:35 IST, January 9th 2020

Australia: Lizzo volunteers at foodbank for those affected by bushfires

Lizzo took a break from her tour in Australia to help out at a food bank. The food bank was providing help for those affected by the devasting bushfires.

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singer, Lizzo took a break from her tour in Australia to help out at a food bank. food bank was providing help for those affected by devasting Australian bushfires. Foodbank Victoria had help from 31-year-old who spent her time packing up hampers and thanked hard-working volunteers who have been working tirelessly to make food parcels for those who need m most.

Lizzo helping people affected by Bushfires

While sharing a picture of singer, Foodbank Victoria urged ors to follow singer's example and volunteer ir time to help out those affected by fire. In an Instagram post Lizzo said that she did t want to politicise anything and after all dam and death bushfires had cause it was t a question of politics. At least 24 people and almost one billion have perished due to bushfires.

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Lizzo was one of many celebrities that have pitched in to help with relief issues, Chris Hemsworth recently pledged to donate $687,000 for relief efforts. Elton John has also donated 1 million Australian Dollars.
 

Australian bushfire crisis is one of worst in its history, has killed 24 people, burned over six million hectares of land, reduced to ashes hundreds of homes and pushed many species towards extinction, officials said on Thursday. Authorities on Thursday issued fresh warnings and evacuation orders in country's souast as hot and windy conditions threatened to regenerate huge bushfires.

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Around 23 fires were still burning in Victoria, according to state's emergency manment commissioner Andrew Crisp.
Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews on Thursday anunced extending state's first-ever state of disaster ahead of "significant fire activity" forecast for next two days.

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13:35 IST, January 9th 2020