State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2020 shows a bushfire in the Orroral Valley, south of Canberra, Australia. Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced the state of the emergency on Friday. It marks the first time a state of emergency has been declared in the territory since the 2003 bushfires that killed four people and destroyed almost 500 buildings. (Photo by Liu Changchang/Xinhua)