西班牙洪水：总理对国家遭受几代人以来最严重的自然灾害表示“恐惧和悲伤”

周四晚上，爱尔兰总理西蒙·哈里斯与西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯取得联系，表达了爱尔兰对死亡人数的“恐惧和悲伤”。

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.

暴雨在该国南部和东部引发致命的山洪和泥石流，西班牙遭受了几代人以来最严重的自然灾害。

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.

洪水席卷穆尔西亚、安达卢西亚、巴伦西亚和巴利阿里群岛地区，汽车被连根拔起，树木被连根拔起，电线被压倒。

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.

周三的倾盆大雨造成至少七人死亡、三人失踪，这也对家庭和企业造成了广泛的破坏。

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.

周四晚上，爱尔兰总理西蒙·哈里斯与西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯取得联系，表达了爱尔兰对死亡人数的“恐惧和悲伤”。

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，不断出现的损失和伤害事件令人心碎，并表示爱尔兰将“尽我们所能提供帮助”。

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

桑切斯先生感谢爱尔兰人民的团结和友善。

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

爱尔兰副总理迈克尔·马丁本周表示，洪水“说明了气候状况的恶化”。

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.

他说：“我认为，鉴于气候变化目前所产生的影响，整个欧洲以及爱尔兰国内都需要加强适应。

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

“有迹象表明，气候变化已经到来，正在发生，所以我们必须适应。”

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 的一项分析发现，与工业化前气候凉爽 1.3 度相比，降雨量增加了约 12%，可能性是其两倍。

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

科学家们表示，虽然分析并不是全面而详细的归因研究，但气候变化是最有可能的解释。