Ellen DeGeneres launches $5 million fundraiser for Australian bushfire crisis

With Australia still being plagued by raging wildfires, Ellen DeGeneres launched a $5 million fundraiser for ongoing fire crisis. DeGeneres said that she had been overwhelmed by what she saw on television about people and animals who had died in wildfires alongside all those who had lost ir homes. situation in Australia prompted her to start fundraiser on online platform 'GoFundMe'.

'I love Australia'

popular talk show host told her fans that she was in love with Australia, adding that she had been married to an Australian and got to see lovely country in person. She also said that she had fallen in love with country and people living re. Talking about wildfire crisis, Ellen said that fires had been burning for past four months with strong winds fanning fires and soaring temperatures making situation worse. She furr added that people numbering in thousands had lost ir homes and millions of animals had perished. She said that animals' natural surroundings had also been destroyed.

According to reports, a total of $335,000 had been raised in a matter of just 10 hours with Shutterfly who is also a partner with Ellen DeGeneres Show making a $100,000 donation. One of her supporters even thanked Ellen for doing such a ble thing and said that he/she felt for what was happening to both people and animals in Australia. Ellen's supporter also wished for wildfires to end soon eugh so that recovery process could start and help out all those who had been affected.

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Celeste Barber raises more than $30 million

Australian comedian Celeste Barber has mand to raise more than $30 million for fire services tackling wildfires. comedian has more than 6.4 million followers on Instagram and that has prompted people from UK, US and France to make donations in order to raise funds for New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

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(With inputs from ncies)