路易斯安那州遭“巴里”襲擊

路易斯安那州州長(zhǎng)“感激”風(fēng)暴并沒(méi)有更糟

Louisiana’s governor says he is “extremely grateful” that Tropical Depression Barry did not cause the disastrous floods that had earlier been forecast.

路易斯安那州州長(zhǎng)說(shuō)，他“非常感激”熱帶風(fēng)暴巴里，因?yàn)樗](méi)有造成先前預(yù)測(cè)的災(zāi)難性洪水。

In a news conference Sunday evening, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Barry’s rains could have been much worse. He says the state is now better prepared for future storms.

在周日晚上的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上，州長(zhǎng)約翰·貝爾·愛(ài)德華茲表示，巴里帶來(lái)的降雨可能會(huì)更嚴(yán)重。他說(shuō)，該州現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)為未來(lái)的風(fēng)暴做好了準(zhǔn)備。

Edwards says more than 90 people have been rescued from 11 parishes because of the storm. He does not believe there have been any weather-related fatalities.

愛(ài)德華茲說(shuō)，由于這場(chǎng)風(fēng)暴，已經(jīng)有90多人從11個(gè)教區(qū)獲救，目前沒(méi)有因天氣而造成的死亡。

The governor urged residents to be cautious when going outside and to avoid any downed power lines.

州長(zhǎng)敦促居民外出時(shí)要小心謹(jǐn)慎，避免電線(xiàn)倒塌。