© Provided by Daily Mail Bushfires burn between the townships of Bemm River and Cann River in eastern Gippsland Comedian Celeste Barber has hit out at billionaires who have failed to donate to help Australia's bushfire crisis but pledged millions of dollars to Notre Dame.

Ms Barber began her fundraiser for bushfire victims on Friday and within hours dollars were flooding in from across the globe - with the total now exceeding $40 million.

© Gary Gershoff/Getty Images Actor, comedian and writer Celeste Barber. However, she has pointed out that despite the generosity, the donations are just a small percentage of what was quickly raised to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after it caught fire in April last year.

© Provided by Daily Mail The burnt out remains of a house is seen from a bushfire in the Southern Highlands town of Wingello, 160km south west of Sydney, on Monday

More than AUD$1 billion flooded in for the historic building, with the majority of the money coming from the mega-rich around the globe.

'Remember when Notre Dame burnt down - very sad, don't get me wrong, RIP Notre Dame, history, building,' she said in a post to Instagram.

© Provided by Daily Mail Ms Barber (pictured) began her fundraiser for bushfire victims on Friday and within hours dollars were flooding in from across the globe - with the total now exceeding $40 million 'And something like billions of dollars were raised, by I think like a handful of people. Where are those people now?

Pictures: Australia's bushfire emergency 2019/20

'Because I tell you what, every day people are donating $10 here, $10 there, that's what's getting us to now $40 million, queens.

'If the billionaires could flick us their version of $10, which is like a million euro, that would be amazing.'

© Provided by Daily Mail More than AUD$1 billion (£650m) flooded in to rebuild Notre Dame after a fire in April, with the majority of the money coming from the mega-rich around the globe Australia's bushfires have attracted several high-profile and corporate donations, including $500,000 from US singer Pink, another half-million dollar from Australian actor Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban, plus $5 million from the billionaire Packer family.

The money raised by Barber's campaign will go to the registered charity NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigades Donations Fund. Pledged donations are due between 15 and 90 days.

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