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摩洛哥发生重大车祸 42人死亡

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-09-05 07:20 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least 42 people died when a bus plunged¹ into a ravine in southern Morocco, officials say.

摩洛哥南部地区，一辆公共汽车冲进山谷，造成至少42人死亡。

The bus was almost totally destroyed in the accident

More than 20 others are reported to have been injured, some seriously.

The bus, travelling between the cities of Marrakesh and Zagora, left the road near the town of Zerkten in Haouz province and fell 150m, local officials said.

Most of the passengers are believed to be Moroccan. It is not clear if any foreigners are among the casualties².

"We are still in the process of identifying the bodies, as well as the injured," a local official told AFP news agency³.

The accident happened in a mountainous area in the early hours of Tuesday, the official news agency Map reported. The cause is not yet known but an official in Haouz said an inquiry⁴ had been launched⁵.

At least 24 people were said to be injured, 21 of whom were taken to a hospital in Marrakesh and the rest to a hospital in nearby Ouarzazate.

In a palace statement, King Mohammed VI offered his condolences（慰问） to families of the victims and said he would pay for their transport, funeral and burial costs.

In July, two separate bus crashes in Morocco killed 26 people.

More than 4,000 people died in road accidents in Morocco last year, according to the transport ministry⁶ - an increase of 11.6% on the previous year.

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1 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 casualties
n. 伤亡人员
参考例句：
Two casualties were airlifted to safety . 两名伤亡人员已空运到安全地区。 The army were still fighting in spite of heavy casualties. 尽管伤亡人员众多，军队仍在继续战斗。

3 agency
n.经办；代理；代理处
参考例句：
This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。 He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

4 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

5 launched
v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）
参考例句：
He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。 The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

6 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

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