印度遭暴风雨袭击 87人丧生_时事要闻

印度遭暴风雨袭击 87人丧生

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2018-05-15 08:56 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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At least 87 people were killed and 136 others injured across India after storms accompanied by gusty¹ winds and lightning hit many states, officials said Monday.

暴风雨夹杂着疾风闪电袭击印度多个州，至少87人丧生、136人受伤。

The worst affected² Uttar Pradesh reported 52 deaths.

"A total of 52 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in West Bengal, 13 in Andhra Pradesh, five in Bihar, three in Telangana and two in the national capital - New Delhi," India's state-run broadcaster All India Radio said.

Local news agency quoting officials said 136 people were injured in the affected states.

The storms hit the states Sunday evening, wreaking³ havoc⁴ by uprooting⁵ trees, electricity poles and transformers.

Indian meteorological department officials said squall and dust storm with a wind speed of up to 109 km/h hit the capital city and its outskirts⁶.

The storms caused disruption in flight, rail and metro⁷ operations in the capital city, affecting commuters.

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1 gusty
adj.起大风的
参考例句：
Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。 Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 wreaking
诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Coal mining is a messy business, often wreaking terrible environmental damage nearby. 采矿是肮脏的行业，往往会严重破坏周边环境。 The floods are wreaking havoc in low-lying areas. 洪水正在地势低洼地区肆虐。

4 havoc
n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱
参考例句：
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。 This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

5 uprooting
n.倒根，挖除伐根v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的现在分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园
参考例句：
He is hard at work uprooting wild grass in the field. 他正在田里辛苦地芟夷呢。来自互联网 A storm raged through the village, uprooting trees and flattening crops. 暴风雨袭击了村庄，拔起了树木，吹倒了庄稼。来自互联网

6 outskirts
n.郊外，郊区
参考例句：
Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。 They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

7 metro
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
参考例句：
Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？ The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

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