臺風“利奇馬”席卷中國東部，造成30人死亡

臺風“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?shù)卣苋毡硎?，周六，超級臺風“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號臺風“利奇馬”于周六凌晨1點45分左右登陸浙江省溫嶺市，風速達187公里每小時，并帶來強降雨。

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，臺風摧毀了17.3萬公頃的農(nóng)作物和3.4萬間房屋。據(jù)統(tǒng)計，直接經(jīng)濟損失達145.7億元人民幣(約合21億美元)。救援行動正在進行中。

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)，距臺風登陸約一個半小時。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?shù)卣硎?，已?6多支民間救援隊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，隨著臺風橫掃上海，該市約有25.3萬人被疏散到安全地點。

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，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)計臺風將于周日晚些時候在山東沿海地區(qū)進行第二次登陸，帶來強風和暴雨。

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，臺風將極大影響該地區(qū)機場的交通。共調(diào)整了47個航班。