巴基斯坦洪灾 死亡人数逾千
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The number of people known to have been killed by floods in north-west Pakistan has passed 1,100, officials say.

巴基斯坦官员成,西北部洪水死亡人数已超过1100人。

Thousands remain trapped and the situation could worsen
Thousands remain trapped and the situation could worsen

About 30,000 troops have joined the relief effort(救灾工作) , with large parts of the north-west submerged by the worst monsoon1 rains(季风雨) in memory.

There are also fears that with more rain forecast for the next 24 hours, some areas face further threats.

Part of the main north-south motorway2 into the region was reopened on Sunday, before reportedly closing again.

The opening allowed some aid supplies into the flooded area while permitting some people to flee the region.

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in the capital Islamabad, says officials fear that once access to affected3 areas improves, the full picture will show that the situation is much worse than known so far.

A spokesman for the disaster management authority of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province - formerly4 known as North West Frontier Province - said an aerial survey was being conducted to determine the full extent of the flooding.

"It has shown that whole villages have been washed away, animals have drowned and grain storages have been washed away," said the spokesman, Latifur Rehman.

"The destruction is massive."

Bridges down

The Pakistani government says 19,000 people in the worst-hit areas had been rescued by soldiers by Saturday night, but that thousands more remained stranded5(搁浅的) .

About one million people in the north-west of the country are estimated to be affected by the flooding.

Among the hardest-hit areas are:
The districts of Shangla and Swat, where at least 400 people have been killed and many bridges washed out
Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda, where at least 700 people have drowned
The Neelam Valley, in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, which has been cut off by landslides6.

There have been reports that the flood water is receding7(后退,减弱) in some areas but officials fear that relief operations could be hampered8(阻碍,限制) by more rain, with a new monsoon system forecast to arrive in the next 24 hours.

Military and rescue workers have been using helicopters to deliver essential supplies to areas that have had transport and communication links cut off.

"Virtually no bridge has been left in Swat. All major and minor9 bridges have gone, destroyed completely," said army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas.

The army has deployed10 43 helicopters and over 100 boats to try to reach people still trapped by the floods, said Mr Rehman.

The Chairman of Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, Gen Nadim Ahmed, said it would be necessary to rely on helicopters to shift people and drop aid supplies for some time.

He said the UN was responding to a request for help with food, shelter, water and sanitation11(卫生设备) and medicines.

The US has also provided about 50,000 meals, four rescue boats and two water-filtration(过滤,筛选) units, said US and Pakistani officials.

The American embassy in Islamabad said it would be providing 12 temporary bridges to replace some of those knocked out by the flooding.



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1 monsoon 261zf     
n.季雨,季风,大雨
参考例句:
  • The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
  • The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。
2 motorway kFvxw     
n.高速公路,快车道
参考例句:
  • Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
  • A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。
3 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
4 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前,以前
参考例句:
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
5 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的,进退两难的
参考例句:
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里, 身无分文,一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友。
6 landslides 5a0c95bd1e490515d70aff3ba74490cb     
山崩( landslide的名词复数 ); (山坡、悬崖等的)崩塌; 滑坡; (竞选中)一方选票占压倒性多数
参考例句:
  • Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
  • The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
7 receding c22972dfbef8589fece6affb72f431d1     
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
参考例句:
  • Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远,他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
  • Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
8 hampered 3c5fb339e8465f0b89285ad0a790a834     
妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
9 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
参考例句:
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
10 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
(尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用
参考例句:
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
11 sanitation GYgxE     
n.公共卫生,环境卫生,卫生设备
参考例句:
  • The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看,这个地段非常糟糕。
  • Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
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