西班牙洪水：總理對國家遭受幾代以來最嚴重的自然災害表示“恐懼和悲傷”

週四晚上，愛爾蘭總理西蒙·哈里斯與西班牙首相佩德羅·桑切斯取得聯繫，表達了愛爾蘭對死亡人數的「恐懼和悲傷」。

Spain has been hit by its worst natural disaster in generations after torrential rain caused deadly flash floods and mudslides in the south and east of the country.

暴雨在該國南部和東部引發致命的山洪和泥石流，西班牙遭受了幾代以來最嚴重的自然災害。

Cars were left piled on top of one another, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed as the floods swept through the regions of Murcia, Andalusia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands.

洪水席捲穆爾西亞、安達盧西亞、巴倫西亞和巴利阿里群島地區，汽車被連根拔起，樹木被連根拔起，電線被壓倒。

At least seven people have died and three are missing after the heavy downpours on Wednesday, which also caused widespread damage to homes and businesses.

週三的傾盆大雨造成至少七人死亡、三人失踪，這也對家庭和企業造成了廣泛的破壞。

Taoiseach Simon Harris was in contact with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday evening to express Ireland’s “horror and sorrow” at the number of people who have lost their lives.

週四晚上，愛爾蘭總理西蒙·哈里斯與西班牙首相佩德羅·桑切斯取得聯繫，表達了愛爾蘭對死亡人數的「恐懼和悲傷」。

Mr Harris said the emerging stories of loss and injury are heartbreaking and said Ireland would “help in every way we can”.

哈里斯先生表示，不斷出現的損失和傷害事件令人心碎，並表示愛爾蘭將「盡我們所能提供幫助」。

Mr Sanchez thanked the people of Ireland for their solidarity and kindness.

桑切斯先生感謝愛爾蘭人民的團結和友善。

Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said this week that the floods were “illustrative of the worsening climate situation”.

愛爾蘭副總理邁克爾馬丁本週表示，洪水「說明了氣候狀況的惡化」。

He said: “I think it points to the need for stronger adaptation across Europe, within Ireland as well, given the impacts that climate change is now having.

他說：「我認為，鑑於氣候變遷目前所產生的影響，整個歐洲以及愛爾蘭國內都需要加強適應。

“The indications are that climate change is here, it’s happening, so we’ve got to adapt.”

“有跡象表明，氣候變遷已經到來，正在發生，所以我們必須適應。”

An analysis by World Weather Attribution has found that the rainfall was about 12% heavier and twice as likely compared with the 1.3-degree cooler pre-industrial climate.

World Weather Attribution 的一項分析發現，與工業化前氣候涼爽 1.3 度相比，降雨量增加了約 12%，可能性是其兩倍。

The scientists said that while analysis is not a full and detailed attribution study, climate change is the most likely explanation.

科學家表示，雖然分析並不是全面且詳細的歸因研究，但氣候變遷是最有可能的解釋。