CNN News:澳大利亚小镇发生森林大火 多处房屋被烧毁

For our first report, we`re taking you to the nation and continent of Australia. In the southeast part of the country, the Australian state of New South Wales, a massive bushfire recently roared up to Tathra, a small town on the Australian coast. It spread so fast that hundreds of people had to run to the beaches or take refuge in other towns nearby. One resident said she walked the beach for three miles with more than 200 other people to get away from the heat.

头条新闻，我们将带你们去澳大利亚。在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的东南部，一场大规模的丛林大火在向澳大利亚海岸的小镇Tathra咆哮。它蔓延得如此之快，以至于数以百计的人不得不跑到海滩或在附近的其他城镇避难。一位居民说，她和200多人一起在沙滩上走了3英里，以避开炎热。

People who live in Tathra say its cellphone reception is notoriously bad, even when there`s not disaster. And the lack of dependable information reportedly left some folks in the dark about how serious and how close the fire was before it hit.

居住在Tathra的人们说，即使没有灾难，他们的手机信号也很糟糕。据报道，由于缺乏可靠的信息，一些人对火灾发生前的严重程度和结束时间一无所知。

But while local officials say a number of people needed to be treated for smoke inhalation, no one is missing and no one seriously injured. The bushfire destroyed around 70 homes, about 40 others were damaged, and that`s in addition to dozens of caravans or cabins that burned.

但当地官员表示，许多人需要接受吸入烟雾的治疗，但没有人失踪，也没有人严重受伤。这场山火烧毁了大约70座房屋，大约40座房屋被毁，除此之外，还有数十座大篷车或小木屋被烧毁。

Firefighters were able to save 400 houses.

消防队员能够拯救400所房屋。

They were hoping to have the fire contained yesterday afternoon. That means they have walled off so that it doesn`t spread further. The next step for residents will be to return to their homes and see what needs to be done.

他们希望昨天下午把火势控制住。这意味着火灾已经被隔离开来，这样就不会进一步扩散。居民的下一步是返回家园，看看需要做些什么。

Bushfires and forest fires are common disasters in Australia.

在澳大利亚，森林火灾和森林火灾是常见的灾害。