Apocalyptic Wildfires in Canada and Spain: Calming the Flames Through Weather Changes

2023-08-21 22:12:00

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In Canada, where over a thousand wildfires are burning, the damage is spreading enough to be called an ‘apocalyptic disaster’, and the Spanish wildfires are still out of control.

However, there is a prospect that the heat wave has subsided earlier this week and there is also rain forecast, so the situation can calm down.

This is Reporter Lee Sang-soon on the sidewalk.

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The whole forest is a red ball of fire.

When strong winds blow, there is a roar and flames shoot out.

When wildfires sweep through like this, all that remains is gray, like the beautiful resort town of Shuswap.

[쥐스탱 트뤼도 / 캐나다 총리 : 사람들이 살기 위해 도망치고 있습니다. 자신들의 마을에 대해서 걱정도 하고요. 캐나다인 모두가 재앙적인 파괴의 장면과 타오르는 산불을 공포 속에서 지켜보고 있습니다.]

In the case of Kelowna, British Columbia, an evacuation warning was issued for 30,000 people and an evacuation forecast for 35,000 people.

The only hope is the weather.

AFP, citing state officials, said temperatures in Kelowna would drop below 20 degrees from Monday and the fires were likely to subside as rain was forecast from Tuesday.

Wildfires are still burning on the popular Spanish resort island of Tenerife.

The forest fire, which is 90 km in circumference, burned 6.2% of the island’s area and made more than 12,000 people homeless.

However, the wildfires in Spain are expected to be out of the worst situation within days.

The forecast is for the temperature to drop and the wind to die down.

[페드로 산체즈 / 스페인 총리 대행 : 다음 몇 시간이 매우 중요합니다. 다음 몇 시간 또는 며칠 안에 산불이 진정될 수 있도록 날씨가 우리를 돕게 희망을 가져 봅시다. 아마도 날씨는 우리의 편일 겁니다.]

Spain will declare forest fire-stricken areas as disaster areas and provide disaster recovery funds, including emergency subsidies.

In the midst of this, tensions are rising as wildfires in Lutros, northern Christ, continue for the third day.

This is YTN Lee Sang-soon.

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