时事新闻:台风凯萨娜袭击越南 至少23人死亡
【英文原文】
Ketsana Hits Vietnam, Kills At Least 23
Typhoon Ketsana continued its deadly path across Southeast Asia as it ripped into the coast of Vietnam, killing at least 23 people there after leaving more than 280 people dead or missing in the Philippines over the weekend.
Two fresh storms were brewing in the Pacific east of the Philippines, meanwhile, and threatened to hamper rescue and cleanup operations still under way there, especially in Manila and surrounding areas.
In Vietnam, disaster officials said the storm slammed into the coast just south of Danang, in the center of the country. Around 170,000 people were evacuated from the area as floodwaters began to flow into Danang and Hue city, the country's old precolonial capital and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Airlines in Vietnam suspended flights to the area, stranding hundreds if not thousands of passengers, and electricity supplies were also knocked out. Some people were killed by falling trees and mudslides, including a family of five whose house was buried by mud, the Associated Press reported.
The initial destruction wasn't nearly as bad as in the Philippines, however, where almost 400,000 people have huddled down in schools, churches, gymnasiums and other shelters after a month's worth of rain fell on the Manila area on Saturday. The National Disaster Coordinating Council in Manila said Tuesday that 38 people were missing in addition to the 246 people confirmed to have been killed in the floods and landslides accompanying the storm. Authorities are still investigating reports of other deaths.
【中文译文】
台风凯萨娜(Typhoon Ketsana)继续在东南亚推进，袭击了越南沿海，造成至少23人死亡，此前凯萨娜于周末在菲律宾造成逾280人死亡或失踪。
与此同时，菲律宾东面的太平洋上正酝酿两场新的风暴，这可能阻碍菲律宾仍在进行的救援和清理工作，马尼拉及周边地区尤其会受到影响。
在越南，救灾官员说台风凯萨娜在该国中部的岘港南面登陆。洪水涌入岘港和顺化，该地区约有17万人被疏散。顺化是越南古都，也是联合国教科文组织(Unesco)确定的一处世界遗产。
越南各家航空公司停飞了前往该地区的航班，成百上千名旅客滞留，电力供应也出现中断。据美联社(Associated Press)报道，一些人因树木倒下和泥石流而丧生，其中包括房子被泥石流掩埋的一家五口。
越南的初步损失不如菲律宾严重。在菲律宾的马尼拉地区，周六降雨量相当于一个月的雨量，近40万人挤在学校、教堂、体育馆和其他避难场所。位于马尼拉的菲律宾全国救灾协调委员会(National Disaster Coordinating Council)周二表示，除确认在风暴带来的洪水和泥石流中丧生的246人外，另有38人失踪。当局仍在调查其他死亡报告。
