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 A large, fast-moving fire is burning out of control in the Baw Baw ranges, east of Melbourne. The blaze is now bearing down on rural properties near Seaton, Hayfield and Glen Maggie. Residents have been warned that it's now too late to leave and survival plans should be followed. Many campers in the area have already been evacuated1 and an emergency relief centre has been opened in Sale.

 
In New South Wales, fire crews are still fighting a huge bushfire in the Warrumbungle National Park. Strong winds and high temperatures are forecast for today. In South Australia, crews have spent the night trying to contain an out-of-control bushfire in the mid-north.
 
Algerian armed forces have reportedly opened fire on Islamist militants2 who've captured dozens of foreign workers at a BP gasfield. Unconfirmed reports say at least 34 hostages and 14 kidnappers3 have been killed. Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague is cutting short of his Australian visit to deal with the crisis. It's also understood that Algerian(ah) forces (ah, ah, ah) have (ah) now completed their operation.
 
A state of emergency has been declared in the flooded Indonesian capital Jakarta. Much of the city is under water after days of torrential rain. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated and at least four people have been killed.
 
The International Olympic Committee has asked disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to return the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Sydney Games. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life in October. Oprah Winfrey's much-anticipated interview will be broadcast this afternoon.

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1 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句:
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
2 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
3 kidnappers cce17449190af84dbf37efcfeaf5f600     
n.拐子,绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了,没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙,他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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