Australia to Pay ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Fight Wildfires

Australia to Pay ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Fight Wildfires
Ember and thick smoke from bushfires reach Braemar Bay in New South Wales on Jan. 4, 2020. SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images
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SYDNEY—Australia’s government said Jan. 6 it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was committing an extra 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) toward the recovery effort in addition to the tens of millions of dollars that have already been promised.