South-east
Australia
is
being
ravaged
by
wildfires
in
what
is
one
of
the
worst
calamities
to
hit
the
continent.
The
fires
have
destroyed
at
least
14.5
million
acres,
and
over
billion
animals
and
at
least
25
people
have
been
killed
by
these
fires.
Parineeti
Chopra
took
to
Instagram
to
raise
alarm
over
these
bushfires,
stating
that
this
was
a
climate
change
caused
disaster.
Sharing
pictures
of
herself
with
kangaroos
and
koala
bears,
Parineeti
penned
a
heartfelt
caption,
emphasizing
on
the
need
for
action
against
climate
change.
She
wrote,
"I
feel
like
it
was
yesterday
when
I
was
with
these
beautiful
babies.
I
travel
to
Australia
so
often
as
tourism
ambassador;
it
is
the
most
beautiful
country
and
I
cannot
believe
what
is
happening
there!
Make
no
mistake
-
this
is
because
of
climate
change!!!
This
is
on
us.
We
need
to
fix
so
much,
NOW.
#Australia"
(sic).
Not
just
Parineeti,
but
other
celebrities
such
as
Alia
Bhatt,
Dia
Mirza,
Diana
Penty,
and
Kunal
Khemu
had
also
taken
to
their
social
media
platforms
to
express
grave
concern
over
the
fires.
Alia
had
shared
a
link
to
a
fundraising
platform,
whereas
Diana
had
reposted
a
message
by
young
climate
activist
Greta
Thunberg.
Dia
had
shared
an
image
of
a
firefighter
rescuing
a
koala
bear.
Hollywood
celebrities
such
as
Chris
Hemsworth,
Jennifer
Aniston,
Kylie
Jenner,
Phoebe-Waller
Bridge
and
many
others
have
donated
millions
of
dollars
to
fight
the
Australian
bushfires.