台风侵袭中国

The most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades has smashed into the country's southeastern coast, destroying homes and capsizing boats along the way. Dozens of deaths are reported and it's fea

NPR 2010-06-20

BP's Tony Hayward is the object of more outrage today after the Associated Press reported the CEO took today off. Instead of overseeing efforts to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Hayward watched a yachting race in England, which included hi

NPR 2010-08-21

Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan to meet face to face for the first time since talks collapsed nearly two years ago. They've been invited to Washington early next month. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says each side will need to do its part t

Flooding, Landslides Kill More Than 260 in Colombia

Families and rescuers searched Sunday for victims of flooding and landslides in southern Colombia. The destruction has killed more than 260 people, Reuters reported. More than 40 children are among the dead, President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed

CNN 2010-09-10

Parts of New Zealand are trying to recover from a massive earthquake that hit over the weekend. A couple people had serious injuries. Around 100 others had minor bumps and cuts. Luckily, there were no immediate reports of any deaths. But there is a l

飓风芭芭拉到达墨西哥南部

飓风芭芭拉到达墨西哥南部 MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Hurricane Center reported Wednesday that Hurricane Barbara has reached the Pacific coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. The category-one hurricane had maximum susta

Taiwan mudslide survivors found

People from several villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes. Among the survivors （幸存者） found by rescue teams are 200 from Hsiaolin village, reports the Taiwan Central News Agency. However, des

VOA常速英语2007年-Heavy Rain, Landslides Destroy Indonesian Villa

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 27 December 2007 Indonesian rescue crews are searching for survivors of landslides on Indonesia's Java island. Officials say at least 120 people are dead or missing. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. In the worst hit area,

地震专家对尼泊尔强震有“先知”

Nepal's devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew was coming. 尼泊尔遭遇的此次毁灭性地震是在地震专家预料之中。 Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepa

CCTV9英语新闻：Death toll from Sri Lanka's floods, landslides rises to 37

Villagers pull a boat with people after rescuing them, on a flooded road in Biyagama, Sri Lanka May 17, 2016. Photo taken on May 18, 2016 shows the site of a landslide in Kegalle District in Sri Lanka. The death toll from Sri Lanka's flash floods and

智利8.2级地震致5人死

智利8.2级地震致5人死 SANTIAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in a 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chilean northern coast Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo. According to the University of Chile Seismo

最高检介入深圳滑坡事故调查

The Supreme People's Procuratorate announcement comes just a day after a State Council investigation team confirmed the landslide is being probed as a work safety incident, not a geological disaster. The massive pile that poured down to the industria

Mudslides strand over 400 vehicles in Xinjiang

URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 vehicles are stranded following rain-triggered mudslides that cut off multiple sections of a major road in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, border police said Saturday. Several stretches of

More than 900,000 affected in Chinese rainstorms

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain last week affected about 750,000 people in central China's Hunan province, the provincial flood control and prevention headquarters said on Monday. Heavy rain have poured on Hunan since last Wednesday. A t

日本附近海域发生8.5级地震

An 8.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's Ogasawara islands on Saturday evening and then rattled most of the country. Koji Nakamura is an Official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and offers an analysis of the quake. The epicenter of this earthq

中国古代文明消失之谜得到解释

An earthquake nearly 3,000 years ago may be the culprit in the mysterious disappearance of one of China's ancient civilizations, new research suggests. 最新研究发现，3000年前的一场地震可能是导致中国一个古文明被毁灭的原因

China launches emergency response as typhoons approach

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An emergency response plan to cope with two approaching typhoons was launched by the National Commission for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) on Wednesday. The NCDR has urged civil affairs offices in coastal provinces and the th

英语新闻的结构特征

新闻的种类很多，按分类标准的不同，有各种不同的分类方法。如按照事件的性质分类，新闻可分为硬新闻（hard news）和软新闻（soft news）两大类，硬新闻也就是纯新闻消息报道，指题材严肃

日本震后救援行动仍在继续

TOKYOStrong aftershocks continued to rattle Japan main's southern island of Kyushu on Sunday as rescuers confronted harsh weather in a race to rescue dozens of people believed still trapped under collapsed buildings. At least 41 people have died, six

At Least One-Third of Himalayan Ice to Disappear by 2100

At least one-third of the ice in the Himalayan Mountains will disappear by the end of this century because of rising temperatures, scientists said this week. This will threaten river flows that provide water resources for 1.9 billion people. Huge gla