澳大利亚新南威尔士州官员庆祝:“所有火灾现在都得到了控制”

澳大利亚新南威尔士州官员庆祝:“所有火灾现在都得到了控制”

Fire officials in Australia are celebrating a landmark moment, saying that for the first time in what has been a horrendous wildfire season, every fire in hard-hit New South Wales is now under control. Bushfires have destroyed more than 2.400 homes and burned 5.4 million hectares of land – or about 13.3 million acres — in the country's most populous state.

澳大利亚消防官员正在庆祝一个里程碑式的时刻，他们表示，在这个可怕的野火季节，受灾严重的新南威尔士州的每一场大火现在都得到了控制。在这个国家人口最多的州，森林大火已经摧毁了2400多座房屋，烧毁了540万公顷的土地-约1330万英亩。

More than a week of heavy rain has helped fire crews extinguish or control dangerous fires. And while the deluge has created its own problems, such as flooding and mudslides, firefighters welcomed the news that they finally have the upper hand in combating fires and can focus on the recovery process.

一周多的暴雨帮助消防人员扑灭或控制了危险的大火。虽然洪水也带来了自己的问题，如洪水和泥石流，但消防员们对他们终于在灭火中占据上风，可以专注于恢复过程的消息表示欢迎。

"After what's been a truly devastating fire season for both firefighters and residents who suffered through so much this season, all fires are now contained in New South Wales, which is great news," NSW Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said in a video update Thursday.

新南威尔士州农村消防局副局长罗布·罗杰斯周四在一段更新的视频中表示：“对于消防员和本季度遭受重创的居民来说，经历了一个真正毁灭性的火灾季节后，所有的火灾现在都在新南威尔士州得到了控制，这是个好消息。”

"Not all fires are out," Rogers added, noting that some fires are burning in the state's far south. "But all fires are contained, so we can really focus on helping people rebuild."

“并不是所有的火都被扑灭了，”罗杰斯补充说，他指出，该州最南端的一些火灾正在燃烧。“但所有的火势都得到了控制，所以我们可以真正专注于帮助人们重建。”

In addition to the thousands of homes destroyed, an additional 1.024 were damaged during the record-shattering bushfire season that brought 11.264 bush and grass fires, according to the NSW fire agency.

根据新南威尔士州消防局的数据，除了数以千计的房屋被毁外，在创纪录的丛林大火季节期间，还有1024座房屋被毁，这场大火带来了11.264场灌木和草地火灾。

"Months of drought, searing heat and flames have given way to torrents of rain along much of eastern Australia in the last week," NPR's Nathan Rott reports from Bateman's Bay, Australia. He adds, "Flooding and mudslides have been reported in Queensland and New South Wales."

据NPR新闻的内森·罗特从澳大利亚贝特曼湾带来的报道，“过去几个月的干旱、酷热和大火已经让位于澳大利亚东部大部分地区的暴雨。”他补充说，“据报道，昆士兰和新南威尔士州发生了洪水和泥石流。”

The sustained rain has given new hope to areas scorched by flame. The park service in the southern state of Victoria tweeted striking images this week of vibrant green shoots of new leaves and stems springing up in landscapes still dominated by blackened trees and plants.

持续的降雨给被大火烧焦的地区带来了新的希望。本周，位于维多利亚州南部的国家公园管理局在推特上发布了一些引人注目的图片，这些图片展示了在仍然被烧焦的树木和植物占据的景观中，新长出的充满活力的绿叶和茎干。

"While fire is still an issue, mother nature is already slowly starting to regenerate in some areas," the agency said.

“虽然火灾仍然是一个问题，但在一些地区，大自然母亲已经开始缓慢地再生，”该机构说。

Fire officials had welcomed the shift in weather from dry and windy conditions to rain – but emergency officials were quickly forced to reconfigure their operations to handle flood-related emergencies, including swift water rescues, after heavy rains began last week. In one 24-hour period, the NSW State Emergency Service fielded about 2.500 calls for help because of the rain.

消防官员曾对天气从干燥多风的天气转变为降雨表示欢迎，但在上周开始大雨后，紧急事务官员很快被迫重新调整行动，以应对与洪水相关的紧急情况，包括迅速的水上救援。在一个24小时内，由于下雨，新南威尔士州紧急服务中心接听了大约2500个求救电话。

The rains have also been a boon for dams in the region, which have seen their levels fall dramatically during months of dry weather. The water agency in New South Wales says the water storage for the greater Sydney area stands at 75.1% — an increase of 33.4% since last Thursday, when storage was just under 42%.

降雨对该地区的水坝来说也是一个福音，在数月的干旱天气中，水坝水位大幅下降。新南威尔士州水务局表示，大悉尼地区的蓄水量为75.1%，比上周四的42%增长了33.4%。

However, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is warning of the potential for "major flooding" in parts of New South Wales and other areas on Friday. And in Victoria, which includes Melbourne, the State Emergency Service warns that a "large storm is predicted to hit central parts" of the state by Friday afternoon.

然而，澳大利亚气象局警告说，新南威尔士州部分地区和其他地区星期五可能发生“大洪水”。在包括墨尔本在内的维多利亚州，州紧急服务机构警告称，“预计周五下午将有一场大风暴袭击该州中部地区”。