Recently, many parts of the world have encountered extreme high temperature and drought weather. Affected by this, forest fires have occurred frequently in many European countries, causing casualties.
According to local media reports, on August 6, the forest fire in the Castelo Branco region of Portugal has been basically brought under control. The forest fire burned about 7,000 hectares of land and some houses were damaged. The forest fire in this area broke out on the 4th, and Portugal dispatched more than 1,100 firefighters to participate in the fire fighting work. On the 6th, firefighters continued to put out the fire while taking measures to prevent resurgence. Although the fire is contained, the risk of fire remains.
Local resident Otavio: The forest fire started (burning) about 5 to 6 kilometers away from here. What the fire left behind was, as you can see, horrific. The fire spread quickly and the wind was strong. It is a miracle that the house survived.
In Spain, a village in the Catalonia Autonomous Region encountered a forest fire on the 4th. The forest fire was brought under control on the evening of the 5th, with an area of 573 hectares burned. A large amount of smoke could still be seen in the village until the 6th. . The forest fire has affected local water, electricity, Internet and telephone services to a certain extent. According to Spanish media reports, on the 6th local time, several residential areas in Cadiz, southern Spain, were cut off due to nearby forest fires.
In addition, on the afternoon of the 6th local time, forest fires broke out in the coastal areas of northeastern Sardinia, Italy. Under the action of the wind, the fire quickly spread to the coast, and 600 people in the area have been evacuated. According to local media reports, a total of 42 forest fires broke out across the island of Sardinia that day. The windy weather has brought some difficulties to the fire fighting work.
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2023-08-07 00:58:00
