本周欧洲多国遭遇严重野火侵袭，法国成为灾情最重的地区。[1]法国撤离了22.4万人，超过4.2万公顷森林被火焰吞没。[1]除法国外，英国、威尔士、西班牙、德国、希腊和土耳其等国也都面临野火威胁。[1]
极端干旱条件加剧了火灾的蔓延。英国和威尔士7月的降雨量分别仅为5.6毫米和7.9毫米，远低于1911年以来的历史最低纪录，威尔士因此经历了190年来最干旱的7月。[1]希腊爆发73场野火，其中51场在周五集中爆发，克里特岛的三名消防员在灾情中丧生。[1]
为应对欧洲的火灾危机，澳大利亚向法国派遣了救援力量。[1]澳方派出一架装备11,300升水箱的CH-47D奇努克直升机和一架贝尔412侦察支援飞机，同时派遣了新南威尔士乡村消防局的24名空中和地面人员参与灭火工作。[1]法国内政部长劳伦特·努内茨表示，火情"已稳定，但未完全停止"。[1]这次国际救援体现了各国间的互助传统——澳大利亚在2019-2020年黑夏大火期间曾获得法国的援助。[1]
Widespread wildfires swept through multiple European nations this week, triggering mass evacuations and significant destruction. In France, the fires forced 224,000 people to evacuate and destroyed 42,000 hectares of forest.[1] Beyond France's borders, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Greece, and Turkey all faced major fire threats during the same period.[1]
The scale of the crisis prompted international assistance. Australia responded by dispatching specialized firefighting resources to France, including a CH-47D Chinook helicopter equipped with an 11,300-liter water tank and a Bell 412 reconnaissance support aircraft, alongside 24 aerial and ground personnel from New South Wales Rural Fire Service.[1] This deployment marked a reciprocal gesture, as France had previously aided Australia during the country's devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season.[1]
Greece experienced severe fire activity, with 73 fires recorded throughout the week, including 51 that erupted on Friday alone.[1] The crisis claimed lives, with three firefighters killed on the island of Crete.[1] Meanwhile, drought conditions intensified the situation in Britain and Wales, where July rainfall measured 5.6 millimeters and 7.9 millimeters respectively—figures well below the previous record low set in 1911.[1] French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez characterized the situation as having "stabilized, but not completely stopped."[1]