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.

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年9月

Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac Hurricane Isaac caused serious flooding in rural communities outside New Orleans, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. Now, these Volunteers from AmeriCorps are helping coordinate the relief effort

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

By Brian Padden Jakarta 29 September 2009 People view victims of massive flooding in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, 29 Sep 2009 Philippine authorities say that 240 people have died in the floods caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana but that numb

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

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

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年7月

Several states along the U.S. Gulf Coast are cleaning up from Hurricane Nate. Storm's first landfall in the country was near the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana. That was just after midnight Sunday. It's second landfall was in B

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年10月

Pre-Listening Vocabulary accustomed to: used to tirelessly: without tiring; for long hours surge barrier: man-made protection built to keep the sea from flooding onto the land valve: a device that opens and shuts; changes the direction of fluid Nethe

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 趣谈英语

By Kari Barber Dakar, Monrovia 18 August 2007 Many families living along Liberia's coast are moving to safer areas after flooding and high tides destroyed scores of homes and structures by the sea. Some say mining beach sand, which is used for buildi

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

India's military has been sent into the state of Bihar, where an estimated two million people are affected by the flooded Kosi River. At least 40 people are dead and there are fears that the breach will expand in the days ahead, which could wash awa

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

Flooding in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, has affected thousands and left hundreds displaced. The Liberian Minister of Information has placed the blame on global warming and poor construction planning. Brent Latham has more from our West Africa bu

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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

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年9月

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 August 2007 United Nations Disaster Reduction officials say the effects of climate change are having a dangerous impact now and governments must urgently take action to protect their communities from floods and other hazards

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By Phillip Wellman Dakar 12 October 2007 Officials at the United Nations say they would like to review disaster management policy in West Africa, where recent floods have killed hundreds and left hundreds of thousands displaced. They say the floods h

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 February 2008 Cyclone Ivan, the worst to hit Madagascar in several years, has claimed at least 44 lives, and left 145,000 people homeless. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesbur

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It has been raining for the last five or six days in Central Otago. The rivers are high. The rivers flow into four big lakes in that area: Lake Hawea, Lake Te Anau, Lake Manapouri and Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Roads

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Heavy rainfall has hit several major cities and provinces in Southern China. The weather has caused flooding and severe weather warnings in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. And it looks set to continue for the next couple days. In Yitang village

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻视频

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 August 2007 International aid agency Oxfam says poorly built flood defenses in South Asia may have aggravated the intensity of the recent flooding in the region. It calls for a reassessment of flood policies in the reg

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 07 January 2008 Relief agencies are warning that heavy rains in Mozambique and neighboring countries are causing floods that already have killed six people and made 13,000 homeless. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our

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The flooding in Queensland has now reached Brisbane. Some of the towns north of Brisbane, which had the earlier floods, have become flooded again. This time the Brisbane River has already flooded its banks. Workers in the central city were told not t

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The Beijing Hour Evening Edition Monday, August 19th, 2013. Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Coming up on our program this evening. Authorities in northeastern China are increasing their emergency response in

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 The Beijing Hour 新闻纵贯线

Paul James with you on this Tuesday, July 16th, 2013. Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Coming up on our program this morning... We'll hear what economic observers have to say about the latest economic stats he

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 The Beijing Hour 新闻纵贯线