Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas
飓风“哈维”在德克萨斯造成严重破坏
A Category 4 storm hit Texas on Friday and quickly began to flood communities all around Houston, the fourth biggest city in the US. In the days since the hurricane first came ashore, thousands of people have been rescued by volunteers, police, and the military. Many families got onto their roofs to wait to be rescued when the water filled their streets and homes. Rescuers have used boats, jet skis, helicopters, and human chains to save people and pets from the flood water. Many of the locations that had been set up as shelters have since flooded. Within less than a week, the storm could dump as much water as Houston normally gets in a full year.
周五,4级风暴袭击了德克萨斯州,快速淹没了美国第四大城市休斯顿周围的社区。自此飓风首次登陆以来,志愿者、警察和军队已经营救了成千上万的市民。大水淹没街道和住宅后,很多人爬上屋顶等待救援。救援人员动用了船只、摩托艇和人链从洪水中营救市民和宠物。很多被设为庇护所的地方也已被淹没。该风暴在不到一周的时间里带来的降雨是休斯顿在正常情况下一年的降雨量。
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