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巴西发生山体滑坡灾害 16人死亡

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-03-19 08:19 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least 16 people have been killed in landslides² in a mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains.

暴雨过后，里约热内卢北部一处山区发生山体滑坡，至少16人死亡。

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The landslide destroyed houses in Petropolis, north of Rio de Janeiro

The landslides hit the city of Petropolis, about 40 miles (65km) north of Rio, after a river burst its banks and flooded the city centre.

A baby and two emergency workers are among the victims, authorities say.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said more "drastic measures" may be needed to remove people living in areas of risk who ignore warnings.

"Our prevention system warns the people," she told Brazilian media in Rome after a meeting the head of Food and Agriculture Organization, fellow Brazilian Jose Graziano.

"What I think is that a little more drastic measures will have to be taken so people don't stay where they are not supposed to be."

More rain

An emergency task group of the Brazilian National Force has been sent to the region to assist local authorities.

Authorities say some areas had as much as 300mm of rain in 24 hours, whilst the normal monthly average for this time of year is around 270mm.

At least 50 people are believed to have lost their homes.

The area around Petropolis has seen deadly landslides before - 900 people were killed in an incident in 2011.

The BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio says promises from the authorities to invest in measures to prevent similar landslides were not fully³ implemented⁴.

The city remains⁵ on high alert and further heavy rain is forecast. Schools are closed and residents have been told to stay in their homes.

Brazilian television has broadcast pictures showing houses destroyed and roads blocked by the landslides.

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1 landslide
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。 An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 landslides
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。

3 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 implemented
v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。来自辞典例句

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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