西班牙阳光海岸正遭受火灾威胁

时间：2012-08-31 08:05:57

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A huge wildfire is approaching the resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol, where the authorities have already evacuated1 thousands of people.

一场巨大的野火正逼近西班牙马贝拉城阳光海岸，当局已紧急疏散了数千人。
The huge fire now threatens many holiday homes on the Costa del Sol
The huge fire now threatens many holiday homes on the Costa del Sol
 
Flames reached the Elviria area on the edge of Marbella early on Friday.
 
Overnight the fire spread rapidly through a 12km coastal2 strip packed with holiday homes.
 
About 1,000 people have been evacuated from the edge of Marbella, about 3,300 from Ojen and others from a camp site at Alpujata, Spanish media report.
 
Two people have suffered serious burns and some homes have been engulfed3 by the fire. 
 
A change in wind direction has given firefighters hope that the blaze can be contained soon. 
 
More than 250 firefighters are battling the blaze, helped by 17 aircraft, Spain's El Pais news website says.
 
The fire started on Thursday afternoon in the Sierra Negra area of Coin, near Malaga.

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1 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句：
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
2 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
3 engulfed 52ce6eb2bc4825e9ce4b243448ffecb3     
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
  • The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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