意大利港市热那亚突发洪灾

时间：2011-11-06 07:52:45

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At least six people were killed when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall.

意大利港市热那亚遭遇强降雨，突发的洪灾造成至少六人死亡。

Five of the victims, including two children, died when the lobby of an apartment block in which they had sought shelter flooded.

A woman was apparently1 crushed by cars being swept away by the water.

The Genoa city website advised people not to leave their homes and to climb to the upper floors.

Several people are missing in the city.

"This was a completely unexpected tragedy," said Genoa mayor Marta Vicenzi.

Television footage showed cars floating and people wading2 knee-deep through flooded streets in Genoa, the largest city on Italy's north western coast.

Hundreds of shops were flooded and emergency officials urged residents to move to high ground as two rivers burst their banks.

Firefighters used rubber dinghies（橡皮艇） and divers3 to evacuate4 people, officials said.

Motorways5 in the area were also closed off and flights re-routed away from the local airport.

Sunday's Serie A soccer match between local team Genoa and rivals Inter6 Milan has been postponed7.

Much of northern Italy was hit by heavy rains on Friday, and flooding was also reported in Venice.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has given Italy's civil protection chief extra authority to provide assistance to residents.

"People should avoid bridges and streams and not sleep on first floors or in areas that are easily flooded," said Renata Briano, a local emergency official.

Last week the government declared a state of emergency in the north western Liguria region and Tuscany after storms lashed8 the coastal9 regions, killing10 at least 10 people and causing widespread flooding and mudslides.


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1 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
2 wading 0fd83283f7380e84316a66c449c69658     
（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
  • The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。
3 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
4 evacuate ai1zL     
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
  • We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
  • They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
5 motorways cea752293681ec68d7eacd0affb0b963     
n.高速公路( motorway的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Most of Britain's motorways radiated from London. 英国的大多数公路从伦敦向四方延伸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Cuba is well served by motorways. 古巴的高速公路四通八达。 来自辞典例句
6 inter C5Cxa     
v.埋葬
参考例句：
  • They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
  • The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。
7 postponed 9dc016075e0da542aaa70e9f01bf4ab1     
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
参考例句：
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
8 lashed 4385e23a53a7428fb973b929eed1bce6     
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
  • The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
10 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。

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