<p>A founding member of popular Australian children's music group ''The Wiggles''&nbsp;was recovering in a Sydney hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing at a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/deadly-australian-bushfires-haze-sydney-261641">bushfire</a> relief concert on Friday, the band said.<br />
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The 48-year-old Greg Page, known to Australians as the original Yellow Wiggle and an intermittent member of the group since its beginning in 1991, fell in front of fans while walking off stage at the end of the concert.<br />
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Musicians, artists and sports personalities have held a number of relief events to help Australians who have been battling deadly bushfires since September. The fires have <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/australian-bushfires-2000-homes-destroyed-military-buries-4000-animals-to-prevent-diseases-272607">killed 29 people and millions of animals</a> and destroyed homes and large swathes of land.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We’ve visited Greg this morning &amp; he wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes. He’s so grateful for the messages of love &amp; support from⁣ around the world. Greg’s main concern was that the show tonight should go on.⁣ Let’s do it for Greg whilst raising much needed funds <a href="https://t.co/8CBT7P8roA">pic.twitter.com/8CBT7P8roA</a></p>
— The Wiggles (@TheWiggles) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWiggles/status/1218338577429327872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>"We've visited Greg this morning &amp; he wanted to thank everyone for their good wishes," 'The Wiggles'&nbsp;said on the band's Twitter account. "He's so grateful for the messages of love &amp; support from? around the world."<br />
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Members of 'The Wiggles'&nbsp;administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an off-duty nurse used a defibrillator, leading resuscitation efforts, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Saturday.<br />
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New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, who has played a very public role in this season`s bushfires, said his family and children were huge fans of the band.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thoughts, prayers &amp; best wishes with wonderful Yellow Wiggle Greg Page following his heart attack last night during the Wiggles bushfire relief concert. Like so many, we had every VHS tape &amp; knew every song thanks to our girls growing up with Greg, Murray, Jeff &amp; Anthony. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSWRFS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NSWRFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/fGdN6sFEQA">pic.twitter.com/fGdN6sFEQA</a></p>
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<p>"Thoughts, prayers &amp; best wishes with wonderful Yellow Wiggle Greg Page," Fitzsimmons was cited as saying on the NSW Rural Fire Service Twitter account.&nbsp;</p>

<p>''The Wiggles''&nbsp;have sold millions of records in Australia and abroad. Page, the lead singer, founded the band with a group of friends from a university. He has spoken about suffering from orthostatic intolerance, a disorder that affects blood flow and leads to fainting, according to media reports.<br />
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Friday's reunion performance was to benefit the Australian Red Cross and the New South Wales Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service.<br />
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In the Twitter statement on Saturday, ''The Wiggles''&nbsp;said they will go ahead with their second fundraising on Saturday night. "Greg's main concern was that the show tonight should go on," the band said. "Let's do it for Greg whilst raising much-needed funds."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/celebrities-crickets-raise-money-to-help-rescue-australia-bushfire-victims-273990">Also see:&nbsp;Global icons raise money to help rescue Australia bushfire victims</a></p>


A founding member of popular Australian children's music group ''The Wiggles'' was recovering in a Sydney hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing at a bushfire relief concert on Friday, the band said.

A founding member of popular Australian children's music group ''The Wiggles'' was recovering in a Sydney hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing at a bushfire relief concert on Friday, the band said. The 48-year-old Greg Page, known to Australians as the original Yellow Wiggle and an intermittent member of the group since its beginning in 1991, fell in front of fans while walking off stage at the end of the concert. Musicians, artists and sports personalities have held a number of relief events to help Australians who have been battling deadly bushfires since September. The fires have killed 29 people and millions of animals and destroyed homes and large swathes of land. We’ve visited Greg this morning & he wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes. He’s so grateful for the messages of love & support from⁣ around the world. Greg’s main concern was that the show tonight should go on.⁣ Let’s do it for Greg whilst raising much needed funds pic.twitter.com/8CBT7P8roA — The Wiggles (@TheWiggles) January 18, 2020 × "We've visited Greg this morning & he wanted to thank everyone for their good wishes," 'The Wiggles' said on the band's Twitter account. "He's so grateful for the messages of love & support from? around the world." Members of 'The Wiggles' administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an off-duty nurse used a defibrillator, leading resuscitation efforts, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Saturday. New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, who has played a very public role in this season`s bushfires, said his family and children were huge fans of the band. Thoughts, prayers & best wishes with wonderful Yellow Wiggle Greg Page following his heart attack last night during the Wiggles bushfire relief concert. Like so many, we had every VHS tape & knew every song thanks to our girls growing up with Greg, Murray, Jeff & Anthony. #NSWRFS pic.twitter.com/fGdN6sFEQA — Shane Fitzsimmons (@RFSCommissioner) January 18, 2020 × "Thoughts, prayers & best wishes with wonderful Yellow Wiggle Greg Page," Fitzsimmons was cited as saying on the NSW Rural Fire Service Twitter account. ''The Wiggles'' have sold millions of records in Australia and abroad. Page, the lead singer, founded the band with a group of friends from a university. He has spoken about suffering from orthostatic intolerance, a disorder that affects blood flow and leads to fainting, according to media reports. Friday's reunion performance was to benefit the Australian Red Cross and the New South Wales Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service. In the Twitter statement on Saturday, ''The Wiggles'' said they will go ahead with their second fundraising on Saturday night. "Greg's main concern was that the show tonight should go on," the band said. "Let's do it for Greg whilst raising much-needed funds." Also see: Global icons raise money to help rescue Australia bushfire victims

'The Wiggles' singer Greg Page suffers cardiac arrest at Sydney bushfire relief concert

<p>Around two thousand homes have been destroyed in the deadly Australian wildfires that has&nbsp;ripped more than 8 million hectares of land in New South Wales and Victoria. According to reports, the bushfires have wiped&nbsp;out 480 million&nbsp;animals, killing at least 25&nbsp;people.&nbsp;</p>

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	<li>With temperatures rising due to the bushfires, forecasters fear more&nbsp;fires are expected which is likely to form a new “mega blaze”&nbsp;along the New South Wales border.<br />
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	<li>The cloud of smoke caused by the wildfires was spotted as far as in Chile and Argentina.<br />
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	<li>An estimated $485.59 million or more will be required to cover the damage caused by the catastrophic bushfires, as per the reports of Insurance Council of Australia.<br />
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	<li>Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently instituted ''National Bushfire Recovery Agency''.<br />
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	<li>An insured loss of $375 million has been estimated as 5,850 fire-related insurance claims have been lodged since early November last year.<br />
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	<li>PM Scott Morrison is set to meet insurance and bank executives to discuss the ongoing crisis.</li>
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<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Australia Bushfires: Scott Morrison announces new recovery agency</strong></p>

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Around two thousand homes have been destroyed in the deadly Australian wildfires that has ripped more than 8 million hectares of land in New South Wales and Victoria.

Around two thousand homes have been destroyed in the deadly Australian wildfires that has ripped more than 8 million hectares of land in New South Wales and Victoria. According to reports, the bushfires have wiped out 480 million animals, killing at least 25 people. With temperatures rising due to the bushfires, forecasters fear more fires are expected which is likely to form a new “mega blaze” along the New South Wales border. The cloud of smoke caused by the wildfires was spotted as far as in Chile and Argentina. An estimated $485.59 million or more will be required to cover the damage caused by the catastrophic bushfires, as per the reports of Insurance Council of Australia. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently instituted ''National Bushfire Recovery Agency''. An insured loss of $375 million has been estimated as 5,850 fire-related insurance claims have been lodged since early November last year. PM Scott Morrison is set to meet insurance and bank executives to discuss the ongoing crisis. Watch: Australia Bushfires: Scott Morrison announces new recovery agency × Read More: Australian bushfires: 2,000 homes destroyed; military buries 4,000 animals to prevent diseases Read More: Australia bushfires update: Authorities race to reopen blocked roads, evacuate people Read More: 'Everything's just gone, we’ve got nothing': Australian bushfire victim (With Inputs from AFP)

Australia bushfires update: Forecasters fear 'mega blaze' along New South Wales

<p>Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's southeast on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.</p>

<p>Aish and Shea did not see each other until the following morning. They are now camping near <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/australia-scrambles-to-reach-thousands-stranded-by-bushfires-at-least-8-dead-271387">Cobargo</a>, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away from their hometown of Wandella.</p>

<p>"We tried really hard. We thought we’d had it beat but the big fireballs came and I said, 'come on kids, we got to go'," Shea told reporters.</p>

<p>"Glad we got out when we did."</p>

<p>Fires have ripped through more than 8 million hectares (19.8 million acres) of land this summer <a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions/making-sense-of-australias-bushfire-crisis-means-asking-hard-questions-and-listening-to-the-answers-272544">fire season</a>, an area nearly the size of Austria, razing thousands of buildings and leaving some towns without electricity and mobile coverage.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Much needed respite from bushfires in Australia</strong></p>

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<p>"Everything’s just gone. We’ve got nothing," Aish said.</p>

<p>Police on Monday confirmed the death of a 71-year-old man on the south coast of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/australia-bushfires-update-authorities-race-to-reopen-blocked-roads-evacuate-people-272450">New South Wales</a> (NSW) state who was reported missing on December&nbsp;31, bringing the death toll to 25.</p>

<p>Among those dead were Aish and Shea's neighbors, a father and a son, killed that same night battling the fires.</p>

<p>"I’d say, like a hurricane. Just bloody quick and, just hard to describe," Aish told reporters as he described the fire.</p>

<p>"The noise was just like a bloody jet, jet engine like just got louder and louder and, just the roar of the wind and that sort of thing."</p>


Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's southeast on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.

Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia's southeast on New Year's Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee. Aish and Shea did not see each other until the following morning. They are now camping near Cobargo, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away from their hometown of Wandella. "We tried really hard. We thought we’d had it beat but the big fireballs came and I said, 'come on kids, we got to go'," Shea told reporters. "Glad we got out when we did." Fires have ripped through more than 8 million hectares (19.8 million acres) of land this summer fire season, an area nearly the size of Austria, razing thousands of buildings and leaving some towns without electricity and mobile coverage. Watch: Much needed respite from bushfires in Australia × "Everything’s just gone. We’ve got nothing," Aish said. Police on Monday confirmed the death of a 71-year-old man on the south coast of New South Wales (NSW) state who was reported missing on December 31, bringing the death toll to 25. Among those dead were Aish and Shea's neighbors, a father and a son, killed that same night battling the fires. "I’d say, like a hurricane. Just bloody quick and, just hard to describe," Aish told reporters as he described the fire. "The noise was just like a bloody jet, jet engine like just got louder and louder and, just the roar of the wind and that sort of thing."

'Everything's just gone, we’ve got nothing': Australian bushfire victim