[時事英文] 2015 Nepal Earthquake (2015年尼泊爾地震)
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relief supplies 救援物資
fail to reach 不能/未抵達
epicenter 震央
7.8 magnitude earthquake 7.8 級地震
landslides 山崩
hindered rescue attempts 妨礙救援
stricken 受災的
gather momentum 積聚力量
search-and-rescue teams 搜救團隊
trapped in the rubble 困在瓦礫中
aerial surveys 空中勘察
widespread devastation 大面積的受災
flattened by the quake 被地震夷為平地的
…without shelter and in urgent need of medical attention 失去住所，急需醫療救助
earthmoving equipment 挖掘設備
survivors 倖存者
earthquake zone 地震帶
death toll 死亡人數
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The death toll (死亡人數) from Nepal’s (尼泊爾的) worst earthquake in 80 years rose to about 3,800 yesterday, with 6,500 injured, as rescuers struggled to reach remote hill villages while Kathmandu’s small airport was overwhelmed by flights carrying relief supplies (救援物資).
Nepalese media said rescue teams had failed to reach (不能/未抵達) some villages in northern Gorkha, near the earthquake’s epicenter (震中心), by yesterday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake (7.8級地震) struck on Saturday. Overnight rain and fresh landslides (山崩) had further hindered rescue attempts (妨礙了人們的救援努力).
However, international efforts to assist the stricken (受災的) Himalayan nation were gathering momentum (積聚力量). Search-and-rescue teams (搜救團隊) from India, China, Pakistan, the US, Israel and the Netherlands are on the ground, with more from the UK, Finland and Japan expected shortly. The squads are carrying emergency relief supplies and using specially trained dogs to search for people trapped in the rubble (困在瓦礫中的人們).
Aerial surveys (空中勘察) of the worst affected valleys, carried out jointly by Indian Air Force helicopters and Nepali military officials, revealed widespread devastation (大面積的受災情況). Helicopters found village after village in remote Himalayan valleys completely flattened by the quake (被地震夷為平地的村莊). Tens of thousands of people are without shelter and in urgent need of medical attention (失去住所，急需醫療救助).”
More than 900 of the deaths have occurred in or near Kathmandu, according to police, who are waiting for earthmoving equipment (挖掘設備) to arrive so they can begin digging in the rubble (挖開瓦礫) in the hope of finding more survivors (倖存者).
Thousands have been injured across Nepal, and the UN Development Programme estimates more than 40 per cent of the country’s land mass (土地) has been affected. About 6.6m of Nepal’s 28m people live in the earthquake zone (地震帶).
資料來源:
http://www.enfans.com/11/192406.shtml
http://www.kekenet.com/read/201504/372526.shtml
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ad3c86da-ecd7-11e4-a81a-00144feab7de.html#slide0
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