Ushna Shah rallies support for Australian bush fires

"Prayers are of course needed but so are donations," said Ushna

The world is reeling with the news coming out of Australia in recent days. With devastating bush fires raging across the continent, many celebs have come out to support relief efforts for the region, including some Pakistani celebs.

The latest Pakistani actor to join in the effort is Ushna Shah, who took to her Instagram to bring awareness to the devastating crisis in the region. "This is one of the most heartbreaking tragedies to occur in my lifetime," she wrote in a lengthy post.

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"Over 500 million animals/birds have lost their lives- this is not counting the ones in unimaginable pain from severe burns as well as the fatalities that will occur from injuries, dehydration, starvation and more fires," she continued before requesting for prayers and donations.

"Prayers are of course needed but so are donations. This is our planet, it is on fire and it is our collective responsibility to contribute. Men and women are risking their lives to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife, Please help them," she said, adding links to charities and rescue helplines.

She ended her post with a heartfelt worry - "It has been a tragic era for Mother Earth, from climate change, poaching, over-hunting, over-mining, carbon dioxide emissions, Amazon fires and now this. Now with the impending war I fear for our beautiful planet more than ever."

Activist Shaniera Akram, who hails from Australia and currently resides in Pakistan, was the first to bring light to the ghastly situation back in her homeland. Taking to twitter, Shaniera requested for prayers and support.

What ever your religion, what ever your belief, please pray that Australia will get some relief #AustraliaOnFire #PrayForAustralia #AustraliaFireRelief

— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) January 3, 2020

"What ever your religion, what ever your belief, please pray that Australia will get some relief #AustraliaOnFire #PrayForAustralia #AustraliaFireRelief", she tweeted on 3 January, when reports started circulating the web.

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"Melbourne smells like a BBQ that has been put out by a wet blanket but the BBQ it’s still smouldering. You can actually taste the smoke in the air," she shared. Shaniera also added links to fundraisers for relief efforts, including a Wickets for Wildlife campaign.

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