China reports 26 deaths in southern rainstorms

China reports 26 deaths in southern rainstorms

(Xinhua)Updated: 2014-06-22 21:47

BEIJING - Rainstorms battering south China since June 18 have left 26 people dead and three missing in nine provincial-level regions(省级区域), according to latest official figures.

Battering:英 [ˈbætərɪŋ]

n. 用坏，损坏

v. 连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

The Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement that 4.9 million people in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou as well as Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by heavy rainfall by 11 am on Sunday, with 337,000 people relocated and 115,000 in urgent need of basic living necessities.

Rainfall：英 [ˈreɪnfɔ:l] 美 [ˈrenˌfɔl]

n. 阵雨，降雨；降雨量

relocated：[ri:ˈləʊkeɪtid]

v. 迁移( relocate的过去式和过去分词 )

necessities：英 [nɪ'sesɪtɪz] 美 [nɪ'sesɪtɪz]

n. 必要（性）( necessity的名词复数 )；（迫切）需要；必需品；自然规律

The downpours have toppled more than 8,700 houses, damaged another 66,000 homes and left 42,200 hectares of crops unharvestable, leading to direct economic losses of 4.08 billion yuan ($653 million).

Downpours：[ˈdaʊnˌpɔ:z]

n. 倾盆大雨( downpour的名词复数)

toppled：[ˈtɔpld]

v. 不稳而倒下( topple的过去式和过去分词 )；将…推翻，打倒

unharvestable：颗粒无收

Among the fatalities, 11 occurred in Hunan, five in Jiangxi and four in Fujian. Guizhou, Guangxi and Chongqing each reported two deaths.

Fatalities：[feɪˈtælɪti:z]

n. 恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

The latest round of heavy rainfall began to hit south and southwest China on June 18, bringing gale, floods and landslides.

Gale：英 [ɡeɪl] 美 [ɡeɪl]

n. 大风，暴风；（突发的）一阵；<诗>微风；[植]香杨梅

landslides：英 ['lændslaɪdz] 美 ['lændslaɪdz]

n. 山崩( landslide的名词复数 )；（山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌；滑坡；（竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

大意：据最新的数据报告称，南方9个省级区域自6月18日持续大雨，以致26人死亡，3人失踪。直接经济损失40.8亿人民币。