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00:04Forest fires in France and Spain remain out of control.
00:08The two countries currently have more than 300,000 people
00:11Forced to flee their homes due to wildfires that lasted for several days.
00:14French Interior Minister Nunez pointed out
00:18The wildfires have burned nearly 98,000 hectares of land so far.
00:23It set a historical record
00:24And in the severely affected southwestern France alone
00:28The forest fires consumed more than 32,000 hectares of land.
00:32Equivalent to three times the size of Paris
00:34And burned down at least 100 buildings.
00:38Wildfires have also struck several regions of Spain.
00:41Among them are the capital Madrid Autonomous Community and the neighboring province of Ávila.
00:46The disaster was the most severe
00:48Nearly 60,000 people have been evacuated.
00:50In addition, more than 28,000 people are still stuck at home.
00:53Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez stated
00:56Spain has already burned 130,000 hectares of land this year.
01:01Higher than the past 10 years
01:03An average of 100,000 hectares of forest are burned each year.
01:06Faced with the severe disaster
01:08Both the French and Spanish governments have requested aid from the European Union.
01:12We hope they will send people to join the firefighting efforts.
01:17Severe forest fires hit many parts of central Spain
01:19Aerial footage shows wildfires approaching residential areas.
01:22A raging fire shot into the sky
01:24A closer look at the camera
01:25The young members risked their lives to stand on the front line and refill old items.
01:28Trying to stop the wildfires from spreading
01:30Thick smoke enveloped the entire city.
01:32Many houses and vehicles were also affected by the wildfire.
01:34The firefighting operation lasted from daytime until late at night.
01:37A small team was mobilized to deploy bulldozers.
01:39Forcibly creating firebreaks on the ground
01:41Attempting to cut off the path of the fire's spread
01:43In addition to evacuating residents
01:44Authorities also launched a livestock rescue operation.
01:46Firefighters relied solely on headlamps for illumination.
01:48In a dark and high-temperature environment
01:50Spraying water to cool down the rescued calf
01:52At the same time, gently soothe
01:53Stabilize the calf's emotions
01:57The small team also used high-pressure fire cannons.
01:59Suppress the fire by continuously spraying powerful water jets.
02:01Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez
02:03He also visited the front lines of the wildfires on Saturday.
02:06He pointed out
02:07Although the temperature dropped with the wind.
02:08It is indeed helpful in controlling the disaster.
02:10However, the wind direction is constantly changing.
02:12However, this made the rescue work extremely challenging.
02:14The camera then shifts to the Gironde department in France, which was also ravaged by wildfires.
02:35The team members worked through the night until dawn.
02:37Continued firefighting efforts
02:39The Ministry of National Defense also announced the emergency deployment of 500 additional troops to join the rescue operation.
02:43Together with medical personnel, they assisted in the resettlement and care of evacuated people.
02:47Helicopters continued to carry out missions over the fire area.
02:49Firebreaks were created for heavy machinery.
02:52Slow down the advance of the fire
02:54The authorities also dispatched an additional aircraft.
02:55Military transport aircraft capable of dropping up to 20 tons of incendiary propellant
02:58Join the firefighting operation
02:59However, from the charred buildings
03:01You can tell from the still-smoking forest.
03:03How fast and how severe was the fire?
03:28The local authorities issued a warning at the same time.
03:31If a change in wind direction pushes the fire to a new area
03:33The fire may reignite after being extinguished.
03:35People are urged to evacuate as soon as possible.
03:37The disaster situation remains grim.
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