
Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of(因涉嫌……) starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters in half a dozen(六个,半打) European countries tackle ferocious(凶猛的,猛烈的) blaze(大火,火焰)s amid a record-breaking(破纪录的) heatwave.
当局表示,自夏季开始以来,法国已有近500人因涉嫌引发野火而被捕,与此同时,六个欧洲国家的消防员正在创纪录的热浪中扑救凶猛的火灾。
A fire engulf(吞没,吞噬)ed homes in a Croatian holiday resort(度假胜地) on Friday, killing one person, injuring 40 and forcing 1,200 to evacuate, officials said, as the EU warned that pockets of(小片区域,零星分布) “very extreme” wildfire conditions stretch(延伸,绵延)ed across the continent.
官员称,周五克罗地亚一处度假胜地发生火灾,吞噬了房屋,造成一人死亡、40人受伤,并迫使1200人疏散。欧盟警告称,“极其极端”的野火条件遍布欧洲大陆。
Hundreds more people were evacuate(疏散,撤离)d from villages in western Germany and south-west France, while stranded(滞留的,搁浅的) holidaymakers(度假者) were picked up from beaches threatened by flames in Greece, and the army rescued historic relics(文物,遗迹) in Spain.
德国西部和法国西南部的村庄又有数百人被疏散,而在希腊,滞留的度假者从受火焰威胁的海滩上被接走,西班牙军队则抢救了历史文物。