Water-bombers leased from US to fight fires in Australia have been delayed | 7.30

Despite early warnings of a catastrophic fire season, authorities are still scrambling to get extra water bombing aircraft to Australia. Four jet water bombers called up by the Prime Minister are stuck overseas, unable to fly because of tornadoes and volcanic ash. Smaller water-scooping planes are grounded in Canada, iced in for the winter. Some firefighters argue that extra aerial support could have made a big difference earlier in this bushfire disaster, and that Australia should buy its own water bombing fleet rather than leasing aircraft from overseas. Statement from a Government spokesperson: https://www.documentcloud.org/documen... For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2mge4KH Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews