意大利撒丁岛遭飓风袭击
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At least 14 people have been killed after a cyclone1, accompanied by heavy rains, tore through the Italian island of Sardinia.

一场飓风伴随着大量降雨席卷意大利撒丁岛,造成至少14人死亡。
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Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes
 
A number of people are believed to be missing after rivers burst their banks, sweeping3 cars away and causing bridges to collapse4.
 
The worst-hit area appears to be in and around the north-eastern city of Olbia. 
 
Hundreds of people across the Mediterranean5 island were moved from their homes.
 
"We're at maximum alert," Giorgio Cicalo, an official from Sardinia's civil protection authority, told Italy's Rai TV.
 
"We haven't seen a situation as extreme as this, perhaps for decades. Especially because it's been across the whole island."
 
Sardinian Governor Ugo Cappellacci told Italian TV that Cyclone Cleopatra had claimed the lives of at least 14 people.
 
A Brazilian family of four died in Arzachena, in the far north-east of the island, the Nuova Sardegna newspaper reported.
 
Three people died when a road bridge collapsed6 on to their car near Olbia, according to local media.
 
In a separate incident, a mother and her daughter were found dead in their car after it was swept away by floods. 
 
Among the victims was a police officer who died after a bridge collapsed.


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1 cyclone cy3x7     
n.旋风,龙卷风
参考例句:
  • An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
  • The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
2 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句:
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
3 sweeping ihCzZ4     
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
参考例句:
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
4 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
参考例句:
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
5 Mediterranean ezuzT     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
6 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
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