Australia's most populous state declares wildfire state of emergency.
across New South Wales , a seven-day state of emergency was declared in Australia’s most populous state.
U.S. and Canadian backup teams, along with personnel from the Australian Defence Force, have been drafted in to support around 2,000 firefighters to battle the blazes, half of which remain uncontrolled, officials told the Associated Press. Three firefighters, two of whom had to be airlifted to hospital with major burns, have been injured, NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told a news conference in Sydney on Thursday.Blazes across New South Wales and Queensland have scorched almost 7 million acres over the past few months, after the annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, started early after an unusually warm and dry winter, according to the Associated Press.
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