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We start today with extreme weather in Texas and its impact on residents.[qh]
今天我们从得克萨斯州的极端天气及其对居民的影响开始。[qh]
Over the past month, a series of brutal weather events have rattled the state, including dozens of tornadoes like this one, near Abilene.[qh]
在过去的一个月里，一系列残酷的天气事件困扰着该州，包括像这样的数十次龙卷风，在阿比林附近。[qh]
Now, significant rainfall is now flooding roads and stranding livestock.[qh]
目前，强降雨正在淹没道路，困住牲畜。[qh]
Rivers are hitting levels that haven't been seen since Hurricane Harvey in 2017.[qh]
河水水位达到了自2017年哈维飓风以来的最高点。[qh]
To put this amount of water into perspective, on Thursday, the communities just north of Houston received two months' worth of rain in one day alone.[qh]
从水量的角度来看，仅在周四，休斯顿北部的社区在一天内就降下了两个月的降雨量。[qh]
That's combined with an unusually wet spring that already made the ground super saturated, meaning it couldn't absorb any more water.[qh]
这与异常潮湿的春季相结合，已经使地面超级饱和，这意味着它无法再吸收任何水分。[qh]
So that water has to go somewhere, and it has led to flash floods popping up throughout the region.[qh]
因此，这些水必须流向某个地方，这导致了整个地区突然出现山洪暴发。[qh]
Disaster declarations are now in effect for more than a third of Texas.[qh]
现在，德克萨斯州超过三分之一的地区已经宣布进入灾难状态。[qh]
In Harris County, a local official says more than 200 people have been rescued without any injuries or deaths reported.[qh]
在哈里斯县，一名当地官员表示，已有200多人获救，没有人员伤亡报告。[qh]
These events show how severe weather can overwhelm communities on short notice, but also how proper planning and a quick response can save lives.[qh]
这些事件表明，恶劣天气可以在短时间内使社区不堪重负，但适当的规划和快速反应也可以挽救生命。[qh]
CNN's Rosa Flores has more.[qh]
CNN的罗莎·弗洛雷斯将带来更多报道。[qh]
Well, there's been a lot of emotional and very tense moments for individuals who have been rescued from these rising waters.[qh]
嗯，对于那些从不断上涨的洪水中被救出的人们来说，这是一个非常情绪化和紧张的时刻。[qh]
What you hear in the background is an airboat.[qh]
你在背景音中听到的是一艘汽艇。[qh]
They're still rescuing individuals, but they're also trying to convince them to evacuate.[qh]
他们仍在营救人员，但也在试图说服他们撤离。[qh]
Let me show you around. This is an area that's called the River Bottom.[qh]
我带你四处看看。这里是一个叫做河底的地区。[qh]
Now, this street curls around, and there are homes back there, RVs back there.[qh]
现在，这条街蜿蜒曲折，后面有房子，还有房车。[qh]
I've talked to neighbors who say that there are between 8 and 15 individuals back there who do not want to evacuate.[qh]
我和邻居们聊过，他们说后面有8到15个人不想撤离。[qh]
But take a look around, and you'll see the water levels.[qh]
但是看看周围，你会看到水位。[qh]
You see the water level on the fence and on the trees.[qh]
你看到围栏和树上的水位。[qh]
If you look closely, the good news is that some of the water is receding because you can tell that water level from the tree.[qh]
如果你仔细看，好消息是一些水正在退去，因为你可以从树上看出水位。[qh]
Now, I talked to the owner of this mobile home.[qh]
现在，我和这个移动房屋的主人谈过了。[qh]
Her name is Stacey Smith, and she is one of the individuals who has access to her home.[qh]
她的名字是史黛西·史密斯，她是可以进入她家的人之一。[qh]
She has taken everything out.[qh]
她已经把所有东西都拿出来了。[qh]
She has left the area, but she says that she's trying to come back because she's trying to convince the 8 to 15 individuals that she calls friends and family who are back in the River Bottom because she's hoping that they evacuate to safety.[qh]
她已经离开了这个地区，但她说她正在努力回来，因为她正在试图说服那8到15个她称为朋友和家人的人，他们回到了河底地区，她希望他们撤离到安全的地方。[qh]
Take a listen.[qh]
请听一下。[qh]
The ones that didn't want to come right now, we're going to go back and get with a personal boat, and we're going to go get everybody.[qh]
那些现在不想来的人，我们会回去用私人船只接他们，我们会把每个人都接回来。[qh]
We're not leaving nobody behind because they're like our family. They're like family down there.[qh]
我们不会留下任何人，因为他们就像我们的家人。他们在那里就像家人一样。[qh]
And just to put this into perspective, Harris County, Texas, is one of the biggest counties in the country.[qh]
为了更全面地看待这个问题，得克萨斯州的哈里斯县是美国最大的县之一。[qh]
And according to authorities at this point, they estimate that several hundred homes are being impacted.[qh]
据当局目前估计，有几百户家庭受到了影响。[qh]
Now, the damage assessments have not been made.[qh]
现在，损失评估还没有进行。[qh]
According to authorities, that might start on Monday.[qh]
据有关部门表示，这可能会在周一开始。[qh]
That, of course, is if the water starts to recede.[qh]
当然，这是在水位开始下降的情况下。[qh]
