
官员于周五表示,在印度尼西亚主岛的一座国家公园扑救野火时,至少有四人死亡,另有两人严重烧伤。
At least four people have died and two others suffered severe burns while battling wildfires in a national park on Indonesia 's main island, officials said on Friday.
林业部在一份声明中说,他们被困在东爪哇省的布罗莫腾格雷塞梅鲁国家公园(Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park)内,当时浓烟滚滚,火势迅速蔓延,该国十年来的最严重野火正席卷这一地区。
They were trapped by thick smoke and fast-spreading flames in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, a Forestry Ministry statement said, as the country's worst wildfires in a decade swept through the area.
这个东南亚国家一直在应对长达数月的火灾和有毒烟雾危机,导致当地学校被迫关闭,并引发呼吸系统疾病激增。
The southeast Asian country has been battling a months-long crisis of blazes and toxic smoke, forcing schools to shut down and causing a surge in respiratory complaints in the region.
东爪哇省警方发言人朱尔斯·亚伯拉罕·阿巴斯特(Jules Abraham Abast)说,遇难者是一个12人消防队的成员,该消防队由国家公园人员、社区消防队成员和当地志愿者组成。
The victims were part of a 12-member firefighting team consisting of national park personnel, members of the community fire brigade, and local volunteers, said East Java police spokesperson Jules Abraham Abast.
林业部的声明说:“这起事件提醒我们,扑救森林和土地火灾是一项高风险行动。”声明还补充说,卫星探测到的热点数量有所激增,这些区域的温度异常偏高。并非所有热点都一定会转化为单独的火灾。
"This incident serves as a reminder that forest and land fire extinguishing is a high-risk operation," the ministry statement said, adding there had been a jump in hotspots detected by satellites as areas of unusually high temperatures. Not all hotspots necessarily translate into individual fires.
截至周四傍晚,印度尼西亚的热点数量为799个,而前一天为372个。由于厄尔尼诺气象现象延长了旱季,今年森林和土地火灾恶化。
By Thursday evening, the number of hotspots in Indonesia stood at 799 , up from 372 a day earlier. The forest and land fires have worsened this year as weather phenomenon El Nino prolonged the dry season.
社区在印尼加里曼丹对抗火灾。观看此视频,以及有毒雾霾蔓延至东南亚。印度尼西亚野火产生的烟雾正在新加坡、马来西亚和菲律宾等邻近东南亚国家引发健康危机。马来西亚于周五下令数百所学校因空气质量恶化而关闭。
Communities fight back against fires in Indonesian Borneo To view this video, and Toxic haze spreads across southeast Asia The smoke from Indonesia's wildfires are causing a health crisis in neighboring southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Malaysia on Friday ordered hundreds of schools to close down due to deteriorating air quality.
与此同时,新加坡在IQAir全球污染最严重主要城市的实时排名中居首,吉隆坡排在第二位,雅加达排在第六位。
Singapore, meanwhile, topped IQAir's live ranking of the world's most polluted major cities, with Kuala Lumpur second and Jakarta sixth.
马来西亚外交部长穆罕默德·哈桑拒绝了一些议员要求向印度尼西亚索赔的呼吁,并表示应当通过外交接触和既定机制来应对这场危机。
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan rejected calls from some lawmakers to seek compensation from Indonesia, saying the crisis should be addressed through diplomatic engagement and established mechanisms.
他表示,马来西亚正在协调对印尼的援助,并将推动加强在雾霾治理方面的区域合作。
He said Malaysia was coordinating assistance for Indonesia and would push for stronger regional cooperation on haze management.
新加坡调查与火灾有关的公司 新加坡也呼吁进行更紧密的合作。总理黄循帅表示,当局正在调查涉嫌与印尼森林和土地火灾有关联的公司,这些火灾导致雾霾恶化。
Singapore probing companies linked to fires Singapore also called for closer cooperation. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said authorities were investigating companies allegedly linked to Indonesian forest and land fires that have worsened the haze.
他表示:“在有必要的情况下,我们将根据新加坡的《跨国烟霾污染法》采取行动,并探讨与其他国家采取联合行动。”
"Where warranted, we will take action under Singapore's Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, and also explore joint action with other countries," he said.
新加坡在经历了一轮严重污染后,于2014年颁布了《跨国烟霾污染法》。
Singapore enacted the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act in 2014 after a bout of severe pollution.
该法律允许当局针对其境外活动导致或加剧新加坡不健康雾霾水平的公司。尽管如此,法律专家警告称,根据该法律追究公司的责任将面临挑战。点击这里
The law allows authorities to target companies whose activities overseas cause or contribute to unhealthy haze levels in Singapore. That said, legal experts cautioned that pursuing companies under the law will be challenging. clicking here