智利洪灾造成17人死亡

时间：2015-03-31 07:25:02

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The death toll1 from recent heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in northern Chile has climbed to 17, while 20 people remain missing, the Interior Ministry's National Emergency Office (ONEMI) said Monday.

智利内务部国家紧急事务处周一宣称，近期暴雨、洪灾和泥石流造成的死亡人数已达17人，另有20人失踪。

 
"The number of deaths from last week's floods and downpours in the regions of Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo was raised to 17, with the number of missing people maintained at 20," ONEMI Director Ricardo Toro said. 
 
The unofficial, as yet unconfirmed number of missing was at 89, Chile's 24 Hours news network reported. 
 
Authorities have acknowledged the number of victims will continue to rise as flood waters subside2, allowing cleanup crews to remove debris3 and access previously4 isolated5 towns. 
 
"The outlook is bleak," Chile's President Michelle Bachelet said on Friday. 
 
Northern Chile was declared a catastrophe6 zone after torrential rains Wednesday dumped the largest amount of rainfall in 80 years, flooding inland towns and roadways, isolating7 communities and disrupting basic services, such as water and electricity. 
 
Chile's desert Atacama region, where residents are unaccustomed to heavy rains, registered 14 of the fatalities8, and Antofagasta, the remaining three. 
 
Some 26,406 people have been driven from their homes, and 5,084 are being housed at emergency shelters. 
 
In Atacama, authorities said 5,000 homes suffered major structural9 damage.

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1 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 subside OHyzt     
vi.平静，平息；下沉，塌陷，沉降
参考例句：
  • The emotional reaction which results from a serious accident takes time to subside.严重事故所引起的情绪化的反应需要时间来平息。
  • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon.围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。
3 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
4 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
5 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句：
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
6 catastrophe WXHzr     
n.大灾难，大祸
参考例句：
  • I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
  • This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
7 isolating 44778bf8913bd1ed228a8571456b945b     
adj.孤立的，绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析
参考例句：
  • Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
  • This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句
8 fatalities d08638a004766194f5b8910963af71d4     
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运
参考例句：
  • Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
  • The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 structural itXw5     
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
参考例句：
  • The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
  • The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

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