Australia's government on Monday said it was willing to pay whatever it took to help communities recover from wildfires that have ravaged the country.
Australia’s government has announced it is willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country.
Morrison’s announcement of the funds, which will go toward rebuilding towns and infrastructure destroyed by the fires, came as authorities said two more people were missing in remote parts of New South Wales. Nationwide, at least 24 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes, which have so far scorched an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Maryland.Rain and lower temperatures on Monday were bringing some relief to communities battling the fires.
Victoria state Police and Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville said at least 8 inches of rain would need to fall over a short period of time to snuff out the fires — around 20 times what has fallen across the region in the past day. And officials warned that the country’s wildfire season — which generally lasts through March — was nowhere near its end.“No one can be complacent.
Heavy smoke, meanwhile, was hampering the navy’s efforts to airlift people out of Mallacoota, a coastal town in Victoria cut off for days by fires that forced as many as 4,000 residents and tourists to shelter on beaches over the weekend. Around 300 people were still waiting to be evacuated on Monday.
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