希臘扎金托斯島野火肆虐，村民被疏散

希臘扎金托斯島野火肆虐，村民被疏散

A large wildfire on the Greek island of Zakynthos fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of two villages on Sunday.

上周日，希臘扎金托斯島上的一場大火被強風(fēng)卷起，迫使兩個村莊撤離。

No fatalities were reported and the winds were not expected to subside before Tuesday.

目前沒有死亡報告，預(yù)計周二之前風(fēng)力不會減弱。

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“We evacuated about 300 residents and tourists from the villages of Keri and Agalas as a precaution,” a fire service spokesman told Reuters. “The fire is near homes.”

消防部門發(fā)言人對路透社表示：“作為預(yù)防措施，我們從Keri和Agalas村疏散了大約300名居民和游客。大火就在房子附近。”

Zakynthos island is about 300 kilometers (186.41 miles) west of Athens.

扎金托斯島位于雅典以西約300公里(186.41英里)。

More than 100 firefighters were battling the blaze backed by 28 fire trucks. Two water-bombing helicopters and four planes participated in the operation earlier on Sunday.

在28輛消防車的支援下，100多名消防員正在滅火。星期天早些時候，兩架水上轟炸直升機和四架飛機參加了這次行動。

Another wildfire raged in Loutraki region, 80 kilometers from Athens, and the fire brigade said it had been called to put out more than 70 fires in the last 24 hours.

另一場大火在距離雅典80公里的洛特拉基地區(qū)肆虐，消防隊說，在過去24小時內(nèi)，他們接到了撲滅70多場大火的命令。