US Sends Firefighters To Help Tackle Australia's Bushfires

About 100 U.S. firefighters have arrived in Melbourne, as part of an international response to Australia's request for help against raging bushfires. The U.S. crews will stay initially for one month, helping to contain outbreaks in one of the world's most fire-prone regions.

Bushfires in the southern Australian state of Victoria have been burning for more than 50 days, destroying about one million hectares of forest and farmland.

大约100名美国消防队员抵达墨尔本。澳大利亚呼吁国际社会帮助扑灭那里的丛林大火，美国的行动是国际社会回应的一部份。美国救援小组暂计划在澳大利亚停留一个月，协助这个世界上最易于发生火灾的地区控制火势。

澳大利亚南部维多利亚州的丛林大火已经燃烧了50多天，烧毁了大约一百万公顷的森林和农田。