Australia's prime minister announced Sunday financial support for some volunteer firefighters in New South Wales, the state worst hit by wildfires ravaging the nation, as authorities braced for conditions to deteriorate with high temperatures.
Eligible volunteer firefighters will receive 300 Australian dollars a day, up to AU$6,000 in total, if called out to battle blazes for more than 10 days. The compensation focused on people who are self-employed or work for small and medium businesses.
The opposition Labor party has been pressing the government to consider widespread compensation for volunteer firefighters. High temperatures in the country's east are expected until the new year. Sydney's western suburbs were set to hit 41 degrees Celsius Sunday before peaking at 44 C on Tuesday.New South Wales Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said 85 fires were still burning across the state with almost half of them not contained.
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