国际英语资讯:Devastating forest fires in central Portugal under control
<p><span word="LISBON">LISBON</span>, <span word="Jun">Jun</span> 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Operational">Operational</span> <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="Vitor">Vitor</span> <span word="Vaz">Vaz</span> <span word="Pinto">Pinto</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pedrogao">Pedrogao</span> <span word="Granda">Granda</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firefighting">firefighting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pedrogao">Pedrogao</span> <span word="Granda">Granda</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consolidate">consolidate</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reigniting">reigniting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gois">Gois</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="blazing">blazing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="Lusa">Lusa</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> 22:00 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,156 <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> 413 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firefighting">firefighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gois">Gois</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 64 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> 204 <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Marcelo">Marcelo</span> <span word="Rebelo">Rebelo</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Sousa">Sousa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="firefighter">firefighter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="Firefighters">Firefighters</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="Jaime">Jaime</span> <span word="Marta">Marta</span> <span word="Soares">Soares</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="allegation">allegation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="arson">arson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>.</p>
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