And our first stop is in Southern Asia, where massive flooding tied to monsoon season is soaking parts of Nepal, as well as areas of India and neighboring Bangladesh. Heavy rains are typical in this region during August, which is when the monsoon rai

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年8月

Nigeria has both the largest population and largest economy of any African nation. There are two major rivers in Nigeria, the Benue and Niger Rivers and both of them have flooded. The country is in it's rainy season. Flooding is common at that time.

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First story today takes us to Sri Lanka. It's an island nation in the Indian Ocean, a little larger than the U.S. state of West Virginia, and about half a million Sri Lankans have been affected by the worst flooding the nation has seen in 14 years. I

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THE PRESIDENT: I've just assembled my -- many people on my domestic policy team to discuss the current flooding in the Midwest. Of course, our hearts and thoughts go to those who lost life. And of course, we're concerned about those whose -- who los

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RAY SUAREZ: Finally tonight, new research and warnings about the risk of worsening flooding connected with climate change. A report released today by the research organization Climate Central finds the rise in sea level along many coastal communities

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Many parts of China have seen very heavy rainfall in the past few days. 在过去的几天中,中国多地遭受暴雨侵袭。 Rain-triggered floods in Hunchun city in northeastern province Jilin destroyed a bridge connnecting to a neighboring tow

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研究表明:印度 孟加拉 中国易遭洪灾 India, Bangladesh and China are most at risk from river floods, with an increasing number of people threatened because of climate change and economic growth in low-lying regions, a study said on Thursd

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AS IT IS 2015-08-05 Bangkok Could Soon Be Underwater 曼谷在不久的未来将被淹没 The Italian city of Venice and the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana are slowly sinking. 意大利威尼斯市,美国新奥尔良市和路易斯安那正在

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AS IT IS 2015-10-16 Disasters in Myanmar May Delay Elections 缅甸大选或因洪灾而推迟 An elections commission has asked Myanmar to postpone the national vote because of recent natural disasters. 因近期的自然灾害,选举委员会要求

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Serbia Declares 3 Days of Mourning for Flood Victims 塞尔维亚哀悼洪灾遇难者 Serbia has declared three days of mourning for more victims of the worst floods to hit the country in more than a century. Severe flooding this month has killed at

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As Pakistan tries to cope with the worst flooding in its history, the country has seen several major suicide bomb attacks in the past few days against minority Shi'ites. The two major attacks, one in Lahore and the other in Quetta, killed more than 1

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Iran Flooding Worst in 200 Years Greg La MotteCairo 14 Aug 2001 12:47 UTC More than 200 people are dead in what is thought to be Iran ' s worst flooding in two centuries. The death toll is expected to

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HARI SREENIVASAN:The death toll soared today in the monsoon flooding that's ravaged Northern India. The chief minister of Uttarakhand state reportedlyreported nearly 600 people have been killed in the mountainous region. More than 30,000 others have

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The United Nations reports the number of people affected by torrential rains and floods in West Africa has increased dramatically. The United Nations estimates(估计) 600,000 people have been affected and around 160 killed. Senegal, Burkina Faso, Gh

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The weather department predicts the El Nino weather system will last until February 2016. Uganda's Disaster minister Musa Ecweru warns the rains will cause destruction along its path... This is considered to be one of the strongest since 1995, its go

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Heavy downpours continue to batter south Chinas Guangdong province, causing severe flooding and mud flows in multiple areas. 倾盆大雨继续肆虐广东省,造成多个地区严重洪灾和泥石流灾害。 According to the Guangdong Provincial

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2013年08月

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Leaders-Britain 社论 Britain's floods 洪水泛滥大不列颠 Canute Cameron 卡梅伦祸从口出 The prime minister's response to the floods has been patchy; but it is wrong to blame him for them 首相治洪引发质疑,归咎于他有失公允

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Rain-triggered landslides and floods in south-west Chinas Sichuan Province have left eight people dead and 11 others missing. 中国西南地区的四川省因大雨导致的山体滑坡和洪水致使8人死亡,11人失踪。 Downpours battered Sh

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Rain and Flood 暴雨洪灾 to burst their banks/ breaching of the dyke 决堤/ 溃堤 floods/ floodwater/ inundation 洪水 freshet 河水猛涨/ 涨水 water levels 水位 watercourses 河道/ 水道 the flood level 洪水水位 warning level 警戒水

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