13-11-12 Police in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have launched an emergency police telephone service for the first time in more than 20 years. 索马里首都摩加迪休的警局20多年来首次开通一部紧急报警电话。 Residents can call the emergency number - 888 - and the...

12-09-20 Mexican President Felipe Calderon has ordered a thorough investigation into an explosion at a gas plant which killed 26 people on Tuesday. 墨西哥总统费利佩卡尔德龙下令对周二某煤气厂发生的爆炸案进行详查，此次爆炸导致26人丧生。 Federal investigators w...

12-08-28 President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US. 美国总统奥巴马宣布路易斯安那州进入紧急状态，热带风暴艾萨克将袭击美国。 Isaac is heading for New Orleans, possibly as early as Tue...

12-06-01 Egypt's state of emergency, that gave security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects and try them in special courts, has ended after 31 years. 埃及的紧急状态给予安保部队拘留嫌疑犯并在特殊法庭审讯他们的权力历经31年后解除。 It has been in place wi...

12-02-07 Italy has activated emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe. 寒潮突袭欧洲大部分地区，意大利采取紧急措施确保天然气供应。 Italy has been receiving reduced gas imports from Russia...

11-06-28 A medical crisis is looming in eastern Libya with hospitals in Benghazi running short of supplies, the rebels' health minister says. 利比亚反对派卫生部长称，东部班加西地区的医院药品储量不足，即将面临医疗危机。 Stocks of drugs and other items such as...

11-05-02 The death toll from the tornadoes that hit the southern US this week has risen to 340, in one of the worst twister outbreaks in the country's history. 本周美国东南部各州死于龙卷风的人数已上升至340人，这是美国历史上伤亡最惨重的龙卷风之一。 Soldiers a...

11-04-11 Rain and Flood 暴雨洪灾 to burst their banks/breaching of the dyke 决堤/溃堤 the flood level 洪水水位 warning level 警戒水位 historic highs 历史最高点 torrential downpours/rains 暴雨/倾盆大雨 muddy 泥泞的 frequent showers 经常性的阵雨 rain cats and...

11-04-01 Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba has declared a state of emergency following serious flooding in the north of the southern African country. 非洲国家纳米比亚北部地区发生特大洪灾，总统希菲凯普涅波汉巴宣布进入紧急状态。 More than 20 people are r...

11-02-09 The US has called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the country's emergency laws, which have been in place for 30 years. 美国政府呼吁埃及政府立即解除已经实行30年的紧急状态法。 Vice-President Joe Biden made the call during a telephone co...