Tens of thousands of people from forest fires in southwestern France were evacuated

Xinhua News Agency, Paris, August 11th. Forest fires have recently occurred in the Gillent area southwest of France. As of the evening of the 11th, nearly 7,400 hectares of forests have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate.

French President Macron posted on social media on the 11th that more than 10,000 firefighters have been mobilized in the country to deal with the forest fire. He also thanked Germany, Greece, Poland, Romania, Austria and other countries for providing fire disaster relief assistance in time. It is reported that the European Union and some member states announced on the same day to send firefighters to France and provide aircraft, vehicles and other fire protection equipment.

French Prime Minister Borne and the Minister of the Interior Dalmarin went to the forest fire scene to inspect the forest fire on the 11th.

According to reports, 19 provinces in southwestern France issued an orange high -temperature warning on the 11th, and the government called on residents to maintain a high degree of be vigilant to prevent forest fires.

Since July this year, France has encountered rare high temperature and drought in recent years. The local temperature is as high as 41 degrees Celsius, and forest fires have occurred in many places in the south. According to data from the European Forest Fire Information System, since this year, France has cumulative more than 50,000 hectares of forests has been burned by fire. This number has been more than three times the average in the past ten years.

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