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去年岁末美国西部暴雨和融雪引起的洪水和泥石流造成数十人死亡,十多万人被迫逃离家园。加利福尼亚、华盛顿、俄勒冈、内华达和爱达荷5个州自圣诞节第二天开始就遭到持续风雨和雨雪侵袭,主要高速公路和铁路全部瘫痪。这5个州的州长已宣布所辖72个县处于紧急状态。在内华达州的雷诺,机场已关闭两天。由于洪水涌入机场,几乎淹没客机,致使几千名旅客受困。据内华达州官员初步估计,洪
Dozens of deaths were caused by floods and debris flows caused by torrential rains and snowmelt in the western United States at the end of last year, and more than 100,000 people were forced to flee their homes. The states of California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho suffered sustained wind, rain and snow from the second day of Christmas, paralyzing major highways and railways. The governors of the five states have announced that 72 districts under their jurisdiction are in a state of emergency. In Reno, Nevada, the airport has been closed for two days. Thousands of passengers were trapped as floodplains poured into the airport almost flooding the passenger plane. According to preliminary estimates Nevada officials, Hong