臺(tái)風(fēng)“利奇馬”席卷中國東部，造成30人死亡

臺(tái)風(fēng)“利奇馬”席卷中國東部，造成30人死亡

A total of 30 people have died and 18 remain missing after super typhoon Lekima made landfall in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Sunday.

當(dāng)?shù)卣苋毡硎荆芰?，超?jí)臺(tái)風(fēng)“利奇馬”登陸中國東部浙江省，造成30人死亡，18人失蹤。

Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, administered by Wenzhou City, where torrential downpours caused a landslide that blocked a river. The barrier lake burst and flooded waters swept people away.

大部分死亡發(fā)生在溫州市管轄的永嘉縣，那里的暴雨導(dǎo)致山體滑坡，阻塞了一條河流。堰塞湖決口，洪水肆虐中有群眾被洪水沖走。

Nearly 1.08 million people have been evacuated to safe places, and close to 5 million people in Zhejiang were affected, said the provincial flood control headquarters.

浙江省防汛指揮部表示，近108萬人已被疏散到安全地區(qū)，近500萬人受到影響。

Lekima, the ninth typhoon and the strongest this year, landed around 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the city of Wenling in Zhejiang, packing winds of 187 kilometers per hour and bringing heavy rainstorms.

今年的第9號(hào)臺(tái)風(fēng)“利奇馬”于周六凌晨1點(diǎn)45分左右登陸浙江省溫嶺市，風(fēng)速達(dá)187公里每小時(shí)，并帶來強(qiáng)降雨。

In Zhejiang, the typhoon damaged more than 173,000 hectares of crops and 34,000 houses. The direct economic loss amounts to 14.57 billion yuan (about 2.1 billion U.S. dollars), the headquarters said. Rescue operations are underway.

在浙江，臺(tái)風(fēng)摧毀了17.3萬公頃的農(nóng)作物和3.4萬間房屋。據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，直接經(jīng)濟(jì)損失達(dá)145.7億元人民幣(約合21億美元)。救援行動(dòng)正在進(jìn)行中。

On Saturday, heavy downpours flooded the 1,600-year-old town of Linhai, about one and half hour drive north from where the typhoon landed. The town was completely inundated, and rescue workers had to navigate on inflatable boats and evacuate residents. Floodwater started to retreat on Sunday, rescuers said.

星期六，暴雨淹沒了1600年歷史的臨海鎮(zhèn)，距臺(tái)風(fēng)登陸約一個(gè)半小時(shí)。全鎮(zhèn)被洪水淹沒，救援人員不得不乘著充氣船，疏散居民。救援人員說，洪水星期天開始退卻。

Over 16 civilian rescue teams have volunteered to rescue stranded residents in Linhai, local authorities said.

當(dāng)?shù)卣硎?，已?6多支民間救援隊(duì)志愿救助林海受困居民。

As the typhoon swept through Shanghai, about 253,000 people in the city have been evacuated to safe places, Shanghai flood control authorities said.

上海防汛部門表示，隨著臺(tái)風(fēng)橫掃上海，該市約有25.3萬人被疏散到安全地點(diǎn)。

On Sunday, Lekima was moving northwards and will churn up the east coast of Shandong Province.

周日，“利奇馬”正向北移動(dòng)，并將席卷山東省東海岸。

It is expected to make a second landing along the coastline in Shandong late Sunday, bringing strong wind and heavy downpours, the National Meteorological Center warned.

國家氣象中心預(yù)警，預(yù)計(jì)臺(tái)風(fēng)將于周日晚些時(shí)候在山東沿海地區(qū)進(jìn)行第二次登陸，帶來強(qiáng)風(fēng)和暴雨。

Shandong air traffic management bureau said the typhoon will greatly affect traffic in airports of the area. A total of 47 flights have been adjusted.

山東航空交通管理局表示，臺(tái)風(fēng)將極大影響該地區(qū)機(jī)場的交通。共調(diào)整了47個(gè)航班。