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A massive wildfire continues to burn on the border of Florida and Georgia.
佛罗里达和乔治亚州边境继续燃起大规模森林大火。
And it isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
大火而且没有任何放缓的迹象。
According to fire officials, the blaze, dubbed the West Mims fire, was ignited by a lightning strike at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on April 6.
据消防官员称，代号West Mins的大火是4月6日在奥克弗诺基国家野生动物保护区被闪电点燃。
Over a month later, the flames have scorched over 130,000 acres, and the smoke can be seen from space. Firefighters have only 12 percent of the fire contained.
一个多月后，火焰已经烧毁了130,000英亩地，从太空中可以看到烟雾。消防队员只控制了百分之12的火势。
Officials said hot and dry weather conditions fed the flames over the weekend.
官员表示，炎热和干燥的天气条件加剧了火势。
On Sunday, authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for the southeastern Georgia town of St. George.
周日，当局向乔治亚州东南部圣乔治镇发布强制疏散令。
And residents in Nassau County, Florida, have been warned that they too might need to leave their homes.
弗罗里达拿骚县的居民也被警告可能需要离开家园。
Officials say it could take until November to contain the blaze.
官员表示，可能需要到十一月才能遏制大火。
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