ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Australiancounterpart Scott Morrison to express his grief over devastating bushfiresin the country.
In the letter, the prime minister said that climate change is an importantissue. “All countries will have to jointly counter this crisis,” he said.
He also extended help to control the bushfires.
[image: PM Imran Khan, Australian, counterpart, expresses, grief, bushfires]
Australia is experiencing one of its most severe fire seasons on record,with bushfires burning since September and claiming the lives of 28 people,destroying more than 2,500 homes and razing forests and farmland the sizeof Bulgaria.
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Australia’s tourism industry accounts for more than 3% of the country’s A$1.95 trillion ($1.4 trillion) annual economic output. Americans are amongthe top visitors.
Victorian state capital Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city and amajor tourist drawcard, was blanketed in hazardous smoke on Tuesdayalthough cooler weather had eased the fire danger.
