加拿大撲救山火行動出現轉機

Canadian officials say they have reached a turning point in combating the huge wildfire that has destroyed a large area of the province of Alberta in western Canada.

加拿大官員說，撲救大規模山火的行動已經出現轉機。加拿大西部阿爾伯塔省的大片地區災情嚴重。

Cooler temperatures and light rain in the region have made for "great firefighting weather," said Chad Morrison, an Alberta fire official. "We can really get in there and really get a handle on this fire and really get a death grip on it."

阿爾伯塔省消防官員莫里森說，火災地區的氣溫降低和小雨天氣對滅火非常有利，消防人員可以進入災區，設法控制火勢。

While the flames so far have not reached any major oil processing facilities, they remain closed and 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施，但加拿大煉油設施繼續處於停工狀態，對加拿大山火的擔憂讓全球油價大幅上漲。

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

目前還不清楚這些煉油設施何時恢復運作。很多工人已經撤離，帶着家人在外暫住。

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

專家估計，該地區的石油生產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，僅次於沙特阿拉伯和委內瑞拉。