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Gabriel Came hugs his mother after her House was destroyed "in a moment"

"It is the intensity of the fires is really describing a way to. "

Gabriel , of The Family home destroyed recently Came, The Fire of the Bush was.

Since September at least 24 people have died and The Fire destroyed More Than 1500 homes throughout the country.

"You don't think You actually lose Anything until it's already happened," said the 16-year-old said beat Radio 1 news.

"The shock is never fully set up. to stop "

Gabriel and His Family tried, The Fire is but I have to say, they were on the "grace" of Nature

Gabriel 's village, Balmoral, about two hours drive South of Sydney.

It was the first hit by the Bush fires on the 19. December. Two Days later, they struck again - this is when his House was destroyed.

Gabriel is 16 and lost his home to the

His Family has followed advice for firefighters to clear small trees or shrubs That could catch, but, says Gabriel : "there was not much we could do" to prepare for what was to come to You .

"You know it's coming. But at the end of The Day , You are completely at The Mercy of Mother Nature . You are helpless. "

Gabriel 's House , where he had lived with his parents, has been in The Family for 20 years

He says, whose House was destroyed in a moment", and there was no time to protect what, in addition to your two cats and the clothes on his back.

Gabriel and His Family to remain in close proximity with family, friends.

"One thing That You hear from many firefighters That The Fire felt like it was still alive. It is completely surrounded by Our House .

The Fire melted slightly by the thick glass in The House

"We had double-laminated glass, You have to beat with a sledgehammer to break a number of times. The Fire shattered immediately.

"When we came back to The Wreckage , there were pools of molten glass to the floor.

"We had the furniture, it fell apart so quickly, he left the prints, where the furniture to The Wall . everything in The House is not recognizable. "

firefighters described fires as sounding like "a Jet Engine "

"We have almost hit again," explains Gabriel .

"The only way to stop The Fire , by a lot of continuous Hard Rain . And the rain's not coming to Australia anytime Soon , unfortunately. "

It is believed That More Than 500 million animals were killed in The Fire

a part of the relief efforts have come from international donations, including a fundraiser for The Fire Department in New South Wales , which has raised More Than $20 (£10. 6m) in just 48 Hours .

Gabriel has started a fundraiser for His Family and the area and says the support from all over The World is warming "is really the heart". to help

"people need not necessarily, of the nursing are still, as much as You can, because we are All Human .

"The International community needs to understand what is happening in Australia.

"It will not stop Soon . No one was spared. "

the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison called up 3,000 reserve troops to help, as more strong winds and warm weather predicted in the affected areas.

He was, in municipalities, in the last time, Cobargo, New South Wales , only a few hours away from Gabriel 's House , of people who said That the government had not done enough to help.

Gabriel agreed That "there is a feeling of frustration," but says That there is "an overwhelming feeling of togetherness".

"A lot of this is happening, as it would have preventive measures.

"It is also about the support of a Band, those who have lost things to The Fire but. "

Bush fires rage outside of Gabriel 's House before it was destroyed

in Spite of the 20% of The Village lose are allegedly their homes, The Fire , Gabriel says That he is the community's hope to be fully able to be stronger than we have ever been in".

"We've had people we've never met, before they come to us and stay, to say, 'If You need a place You can stay in our place. If You need clothes, we have a number That we can give them'.

"We will get through this as a community and as friends together, and we help each other rebuild. "

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Source of news: bbc.com