{"id":409784,"date":"2020-01-06T09:08:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=409784"},"modified":"2020-01-06T13:04:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:04:30","slug":"federica-pellegrini-we-must-do-something-to-change-the-course-of-history-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/federica-pellegrini-we-must-do-something-to-change-the-course-of-history-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Federica Pellegrini: We Must Do Something To Change The Course Of History…NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federica Pellegrini<\/strong> has added her voice to the global horror as devastating bushfires continue to burn in Australia, saying “we must do something to change the course of history … NOW”.<\/p>\n

The death toll continues to rise as fire ravages New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and while rain has fallen in some parts of the country and temperatures have dropped, officials have warned they will rise again.<\/p>\n

Livelihoods and properties have been decimated and heartbreaking images have been beamed to a horrified world.<\/p>\n

People from all walks of lives, including sports stars and celebrities, have voiced their support, the latest of whom is Pellegrini with the double Olympic 200m freestyle medallist posting on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Pray for Australia, pray for all the firefighters killed, for all the dead animals, for all the citizens who have lost their lives and homes … we must do something to change the course of history …. NOW…. ????? #australia”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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A post shared by Federica Pellegrini (@kikkafede88)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n