SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia's bushfire crisis on Sunday (Dec 22) as he apologised for a Hawaiian holiday that ended early after public outrage. Morrison toured the headquarters of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service -- whose exhausted volunteers have been struggling to contain deadly, out-of-control-blazes for months.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaking to the media during a visit to the Wollondilly Emergency Control Centre in Sydney, on Sunday . Morrison apologized for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer. - AFP firefighters.
"I get it that people would have been upset to know that I was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress," he said. "I'm sure Australians are fair-minded and understand that when you make a promise to your kids, you try and keep it," the conservative leader said by way of explanation.
Conditions eased markedly on Sunday, giving them time to try to contain massive blazes near Sydney that are only likely to be extinguished with heavy rainfall. The state of South Australia has also been hit hard. Two people died in fires there over the past two days, and dozens of firefighters and residents have been treated for injuries and smoke inhalation.
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