国际英语资讯:State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bushfire">bushfire</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span> (<span word="ACT">ACT</span>).</p><p><span word="ACT">ACT</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="bushfires">bushfires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 500 <span word="buildings">buildings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACT">ACT</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bushfire">bushfire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orroral">Orroral</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> (<span word="ADF">ADF</span>) <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> 40 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="exacerbated">exacerbated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span>.</p><p><span word="Extra">Extra</span> <span word="firefighting">firefighting</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACT">ACT</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="interstate">interstate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="Georgeina">Georgeina</span> <span word="Whelan">Whelan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ACT">ACT</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="ESA">ESA</span>), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Controller">Controller</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="uNPRedictable">uNPRedictable</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="access">access</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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