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About 100,000 bats have fallen from the sky and died during a heatwave in Australia that has left the trees and earth littered with dead creatures.
澳大利亚的酷热天气导致10万只蝙蝠从天上掉落死亡，树上和地上到处散落着蝙蝠的尸体。
In scenes likened to "an Alfred Hitchock thought bubble", a heatwave across the north-east state of Queensland in recent days caused mass deaths of flying foxes from an estimated 25 colonies.
Health experts have warned residents not to touch the dead creatures amid concerns about the spread of virus or bites and scratches from bats that may still be alive. At least 16 people have been are receiving antiviral treatment after coming into close contact with a bat.
The stench（恶臭，臭气） from the rotting carcasses（尸体） has begun to disturb residents of Brisbane and large towns. Authorities have dispatched rubbish collectors to pick up thousands of carcasses from populated areas.
The RSPCA said the heatwave could have a devastating1 effect on the state's wildlife.
"The heatwave was basically a catastrophe2 for all the bat colonies in south-east Queensland," a spokesman, Michael Beatty, told ABC News.
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