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Typhoon Usagi Leaves Path of Death, Destruction


Ron Corben


Bangkok


13 Aug 2001 10:49 UTC


 


 Heavy floods and 1)mudslides have left dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless in Southeast Asia, as torrential rains from 2)Typhoon Usagi 3)pummeled Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines. The 4)death toll 1 from Saturday's floods in northern Thailand has already risen to at least 74.


Mass 5)cremations for flood 6)victims in northern Thailand started Monday. Rescuers, using dogs and 7)bulldozers, continue to search for 8)survivors among the mud and 9)debris. Amid the 10)wreckage, 11)rescuers found a young boy who survived by clinging to bamboo 12)stalks for hours, after being swept away from his home.


In the worst-hit province, Phetchabun, about 300 kilometers north of Bangkok, at least 300 homes were swept away by the 13)raging waters, early Saturday. At least 1,000 people were left homeless, and more than 90 others are missing.


Sunday, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinatwara visited the area and promised aid to the flood victims.


In the Philippines, at least two people were killed and thousands of others fled their homes as heavy rains 14)triggered floods and mudslides southern Philippines.


Heavy rains also left a wake of destruction in Laos and Vietnam. Vietnamese authorities say the rains caused millions of dollars in damage to agriculture and 15)infrastructure.


 


 


(1) mudslide[`mQdslaId ]n.(沿缓坡而下的)徐缓黏滞泥流;泥流


(2) typhoon[taI5fu:n]n.[] 台风


(3) pummel[5pQm(E)l]vt., , 用拳头连续揍


(4) death toll n.死亡人数


(5) cremation[krI`meIFEn ]n., 火葬


(6) victim[5vIktIm]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品


(7) bulldozer[5bJldEJzE(r)]n.推土机


(8) survivor[sE5vaIvE(r)]n.生还者, 残存物


(9) debris[5deIbri:; (?@) dE5bri:]n.碎片, 残骸


(10) wreckage[5rekIdV]n.遭难


(11) rescuer n.救助者


(12) stalk[stC:k]n., , ,


(13) raging[ `reIdVIN ]adj.狂怒的


(14) trigger[5trI^E(r)]vt.引发, 引起, 触发


(15) infrastructure[5InfrEstrQktFE(r)]n.下部构造, 基础下部组织


 


 



n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
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