CNN News:美國中南部地區(qū)遭遇洪水襲擊

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Returning from the Memorial Day weekend, we`ll recap the holiday for you today on CNN STUDENT NEWS.

結束了紀念日，在今天CNN學生新聞中我們會向大家做簡要介紹。

First up, wide areas of the South Central U.S. were under a flood watch or warning last night. After tremendous amounts of rain over the weekend, 24 counties in Texas were declared emergency disaster areas. That helps fast track money and recovery resources to affected areas, places like Hays County near Austin.

首先，美國中南部平原地區(qū)昨晚出現(xiàn)洪水警告。在經過周末大量降水過程后，德克薩斯24個地區(qū)宣布進入緊急狀態(tài)。這有助于迅速籌集資金和物資幫助受影響地區(qū)，例如奧斯汀附近的海斯地區(qū)。

As many as 400 homes there were washed away. In some cases, only the slabs they were built on were left. Two main bridges were lost, more than 1,000 homes were damaged. In hours, the Blanco River went from being about five feet deep to more than 40. It was one of several rivers to overflow.

洪水襲來有大約400所房屋被沖毀。在一些地方，只能見到墻面。兩個主要的大橋也被沖毀，1000多所房屋受損。在幾小時之內，布蘭科河從五英尺深漲到了40多英尺。這是幾條主要溢流河流之一。

During severe weather, officials warn people not to drive on to a flooded roadway or through flowing water. This is why -- fortunately, the man whose car got caught in this survived.

發(fā)生極端天氣時，政府人員警告當地群眾稱不要開車經過被洪水淹沒道路或者經過水域路面。因為有人的車就被困在了這里，不過慶幸的是這個人被救了出來。

Parts of Oklahoma also flooded. Oklahoma City set an all-time rainfall record for a single month. More severe weather is in this week`s forecast for the region.

奧克拉荷馬州的部分地區(qū)也發(fā)生了洪水。奧克拉荷馬在僅僅一個月的時間里就創(chuàng)下了全天候降雨最高紀錄。預計在該地區(qū)本星期還會有極端天氣發(fā)生。