Nicole Kidmanis keeping the victims and first responders of thedevastating Australian wildfiresin her thoughts.
“Nicole KidmanandKeith Urbanhave donated $500,000 toRural Fire Service,” a rep for Kidman tells PEOPLE.
“Their house is not on fire. It is under threat, so they are keeping a close eye on it,” the actress’ rep adds.
Urban, 52, who was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, also shared the same statement onInstagram.
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As the more than 130 fires continue to burn, ecologists from the University of Sydney believealmost half a billion total mammals, birds and reptileshave also died in the fires since September.
Last Wednesday — one day after what was reportedly deemed the deadliest day of the fire crisis since its start — Australia deployed military ships and aircraft to help victims and communities in need.
As of last Thursday, there were 2,000 firefighters working in New South Wales alone, with additional help arriving from the United States, Canada and New Zealand.
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In addition to the animals, the ravaging blazes have left at least 17 people dead — including two firefighters,Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O’Dwyer— and many others unaccounted for, as well as forced hundreds from their homes and left thousands stranded,CNNreported.
Millions of acres of land across the continent have also been destroyed from the flames, including 8.9 million acres of land in New South Wales, 2.9 million acres in Western Australia, 1.9 million acres in Victoria, at least 618,000 acres in Queensland, and more than 225,000 acres in South Australia, according to CNN.
source: people.com
