China News Agency, Paris, August 1 (Reporter Li Yang) Many places in France have encountered forest fires again in the past two days, with a total area of more than 1,000 hectares.
The fire in some areas is not yet under control, and seven firefighters were injured in the fight.
As France faces a new heat wave, many parts of the southeast are facing high temperatures and dry weather, with a high forest fire danger level.
A forest fire broke out in the Gard department in southern France on July 31, and hundreds of firefighters were dispatched locally.
As of August 1, the local forest fire was initially under control, but it was still not over, and people in many residences were evacuated.
According to the fire department on the 1st, the fire area of the forest fire in Gar province is currently 370 hectares, and there are no reports of civilian casualties.
Seven firefighters were injured during the firefighting, one of them was seriously injured and has been taken to hospital for treatment.
A forest fire broke out in the Haute-Corsica province in southeastern France on the 1st.
As of that night, the fire area had reached 450 hectares.
The fire is not yet under control.
Local officials said that the fire occurred in a steep geographical area, and it was difficult to use equipment such as fire engines to extinguish the fire except to enter on foot.
At the same time, local meteorological conditions are not conducive to fire fighting, with high temperatures, low humidity, and dry gusts.
A forest fire broke out in the Landes department in southwestern France on July 31. As of August 1, the fire had burned about 300 hectares of pine forests.
The fire is still ongoing, with more than 160 firefighters on the scene.
Officials in Rounde province have evacuated dozens of people nearby, while also asking people to avoid the area.
Southwest France was hit by severe forest fires last month, which lasted for two weeks. More than 20,000 hectares were burned, and more than 36,000 people were evacuated.
France suffered a new round of heat wave again this week, and five southeastern provinces issued an orange alert for high temperature on the 1st.
The French Meteorological Department predicts that the heatwave will expand to southwestern and northern France from the 2nd to the 3rd, with the temperature in parts of the southwest will exceed 40 degrees Celsius again, and the temperature in the capital Paris will rise to 36 degrees Celsius.
After the 4th, the temperature in many places will gradually drop, but Lyon and other places will still maintain a high temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.
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