Touching Scenes Of Koalas Cooling Off In River To Escape The Blaze

Amid the catastrophic bushfires in Australia, heartbreaking images and footages showing the magnitude of the disaster are emerging every day. Recently a series of powerful snaps are making waves on social media. Lorene McRae, a local woman captured the touching photos at the Murray River at Tocumwal, New South Wales.

The situation in Australia is dramatic as the latest reports estimate at least one billion animals have died in the bushfires. Unfortunately, koalas, the iconic Australian mammals are among the most affected animals by the disaster.