A 20-year-old woman who lost her house in the NSW South Coast fires on New Year's Eve said she was 'heartbroken' after her emotional encounter with the Prime Minister
A second video also surfaced on Friday, appearing to show a volunteer firefighter and bushfire victim refusing a handshake from Mr Morrison.
The footage shows Mr Morrison approaching the seated firefighter, offering to shake his hand - which was refused - before attempting to grab the other hand.In a later clip, the Prime Minister can be heard telling the deputy incident controller to tell the man he is"very sorry" before being informed the firefighter had lost his home days earlier.
"People are angry. I understand it. People have suffered a great loss. People are hurting, people are raw. That's what happens in natural disasters," he said.
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