Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia.
So far, the wildfires have killed 25 people and destroyed two-thousand homes.
John announced during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road concert in Sydney, Australia, that he will also donate one-million dollars. Hemsworth and John join a growing list of celebrities who have pledged to donate toward relief efforts, including Nicole Kidman, Pink and Keith Urban. An emotional Rose Byrne, who is Australian, spoke about the crisis and the relief efforts on Tuesday night at the New York premiere of her movie "Like a Boss."
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