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ASIA-OCT13-AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES

INTRO: Bushfires continue to rage across southeastern Australia; Tasmanian residents warned of possible need for evacuation if burning embers threaten homes.

STORY: Fire crews in Tasmania, and southeast Australia on Friday (October 13) continued to fight a number of large bushfires, sparked by record October temperatures.

Three firefighters working on blazes in Tasmania's capital city of Hobart have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire is still burning freely in a few places but is mostly under control, fire authorities say.

The big concern now is whether the wind picks up to fan the fires once more. Authorities are warning Tasmania residents they still need to be prepared to defend their homes from burning embers.

In Victoria, a much needed cool change from Thursday's 36.5 Celcius is helping firefighters as they continue to battle blazes in the state's east, but the predicted hotter temperatures are of concern. County Fire Authority spokesman, Ross Anderson said, "The on-coming weather is a bit daunting with 30 plus degrees, strong south-westerly winds."

The state of New South Wales is facing the same fears about upcoming high temperatures in the coming days. Emergency services are gearing up to battle yet more bushfires as temperatures are set to soar into the mid-30s Celcius. END

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標題：澳洲東南部森林大火肆虐 

主播：星期五(十月十三日) 澳洲東南部和最南端的離島省份塔斯馬尼亞省的救火隊不斷的與大火奮戰，澳洲破紀錄的十月高溫引燃了森林大火。

配音：澳洲東南部森林大火繼續肆虐，塔斯馬尼亞省（TASMANIA0)的居民警告，如果大火餘燼威脅家園，他們需要撤離至安全地方。

三名消防員在塔斯馬尼亞省的大城霍巴特市(hobart)救火時吸入大量濃煙，目前已被送往醫院治療。救火當局表示，大火仍然在一些地區肆虐，但大部份地區已被控制住。

目前風是控制大火不再燃起的重要關鍵，有關當局警告塔斯馬尼亞省的居民，他們仍然要防範大火餘盡危及他們的家園。

在維多利亞省，目前的氣候比星期四的攝氏36.5度高溫略為涼爽，有助於救火員在維多利亞東岸的救火行動，但值得關切的是，氣象預測未來氣溫會更高。澳洲地方救火當局發言人安德森表示：「天氣預測的確令人氣餒，未來氣溫將在攝氏30度以上，吹強烈西南風。」


新南威爾斯省(New South Wales)也面臨氣溫即將上升的威脅。當氣溫上升至攝氏35度左右時，緊急救援服務將投入更多的救火工作。


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