加拿大撲救山火行動出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)機

Canadian officials say they have reached a turningpoint in combating the huge wildfire that hasdestroyed a large area of the province of Alberta inwestern Canada.

加拿大官員說，撲救大規(guī)模山火的行動已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)機。加拿大西部阿爾伯塔省的大片地區(qū)災(zāi)情嚴(yán)重。

Cooler temperatures and light rain in the region havemade for "great firefighting weather," said ChadMorrison, an Alberta fire official. "We can really get inthere and really get a handle on this fire and reallyget a death grip on it."

阿爾伯塔省消防官員莫里森說，火災(zāi)地區(qū)的氣溫降低和小雨天氣對滅火非常有利，消防人員可以進(jìn)入災(zāi)區(qū)，設(shè)法控制火勢。

While the flames so far have not reached any major oil processing facilities, they remain closedand global oil prices have soared over concerns about the Canadian fires.

雖然山火還沒有蔓延到主要煉油設(shè)施，但加拿大煉油設(shè)施繼續(xù)處于停工狀態(tài)，對加拿大山火的擔(dān)憂讓全球油價大幅上漲。

It is not immediately clear when processing facilities will open. Many oil workers have beenevacuated and are camped out with their families.

目前還不清楚這些煉油設(shè)施何時恢復(fù)運作。很多工人已經(jīng)撤離，帶著家人在外暫住。

Experts estimate oil production will be shut down for at least two or three weeks.

專家估計，該地區(qū)的石油生產(chǎn)將停頓至少兩到三個星期。

Alberta is home to the world's third-largest oil reserves, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

阿爾伯塔的石油儲量位居世界第3，僅次于沙特阿拉伯和委內(nèi)瑞拉。