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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAustralian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 3, 2020 / 10:02 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
Will Ziebell
2 MIN READ
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Saturday that thousands of army reservists would be deployed to help communities hit by spreading wildfires and a third navy ship had been readied to support evacuations from coastal towns.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said up to 3,000 members of the Australian Defense Force Reserve would be deployed, defense force bases would provide temporary accommodation, and A$20 million ($14 million) would be spent to lease four fire-fighting planes to deal with the bushfire crisis.
The scale of the fires is stretching resources on the ground and there are clearly communities that need additional help, Morrison told journalists on Saturday.
Morrison also announced the HMAS Adelaide had been readied to support the evacuation of coastal populations near the border of the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
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Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
Will Ziebell
2 MIN READ
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Saturday that thousands of army reservists would be deployed to help communities hit by spreading wildfires and a third navy ship had been readied to support evacuations from coastal towns.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said up to 3,000 members of the Australian Defense Force Reserve would be deployed, defense force bases would provide temporary accommodation, and A$20 million ($14 million) would be spent to lease four fire-fighting planes to deal with the bushfire crisis.
The scale of the fires is stretching resources on the ground and there are clearly communities that need additional help, Morrison told journalists on Saturday.
Morrison also announced the HMAS Adelaide had been readied to support the evacuation of coastal populations near the border of the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-bushfires-reserves/australian-government-deploys-army-reservists-third-navy-ship-to-support-firefighters-idUSKBN1Z304A
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Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2020
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BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)1. It is about fucking time!
What was he waiting for, NEXT Christmas? In CA we learned that the military not only has the manpower but also the tools to fight the fires (like planes to carry water and retardants). Is this the same PM who calls the Climate Change activists a "Climate Cult"?
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)2. This is what America should be doing...helping. nt
Skittles
(153,169 posts)3. we are
for example:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-02/la-me-australia-fires-us-helps-firefighters
it's a start