巴布新几内亚一架飞机坠毁 28人死亡

时间：2011-10-14 06:28:10

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A plane has crashed in stormy weather in northern Papua New Guinea, killing1 28 people on board and leaving only four survivors2, officials said.

一架飞机在暴风雨中坠落到巴布亚新几内亚北部地区，造成机上28人死亡，仅有4人生还。

The survivors include the two pilots, from Australian and New Zealand, an Australian government statement said.

Officals said the Airlines PNG Dash-8 was flying from Lae to Madang when it went down in dense3 forest about 20km south of Madang.

Emergency services and an investigator4 have reached the scene of the crash.

Most of the passengers on board the twin-propeller plane were believed to be families travelling to attend a graduation ceremony for Madang university students.

'Horrendous5'

Trevor Hattersley, the Australian High Commission's warden6 in Madang, said the plane had crashed in a remote jungle near the coast in poor weather conditions.

"The weather was horrendous（可怕的） ," Mr Hattersley told the Associated Press news agency.

"There was a huge storm that came through at the same time - big rain, big wind."

Mr Hattersley said locals living the area had rushed to help, pulling people from the wreckage7.

Papua New Guinea's Accident Investigation8 Commission said it was investigating the cause of the crash.

Airlines PNG said it had grounded its Dash-8 fleet of 12 aircraft until further notice.

More than 20 planes have crashed since 2000 in Papua New Guinea.

The country's rugged9 terrain10（地形） and lack of internal connecting roads make air travel crucial for its six million citizens.


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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
3 dense aONzX     
a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的
参考例句：
  • The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
  • The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
4 investigator zRQzo     
n.研究者，调查者，审查者
参考例句：
  • He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
  • The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。
5 horrendous qd8zN     
adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的
参考例句：
  • He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
  • The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。
6 warden jMszo     
n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人
参考例句：
  • He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
  • The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。
7 wreckage nMhzF     
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 rugged yXVxX     
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的
参考例句：
  • Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
  • The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
10 terrain sgeyk     
n.地面，地形，地图
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

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