尼日利亚发生洪灾 102人死亡

时间：2011-09-01 06:14:15

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At least 102 people are now thought to have been killed by floods in and around the south-western Nigerian city of Ibadan, the Nigerian Red Cross says.

尼日利亚红十字会宣称，西南部城市伊巴丹发生洪灾，至少102人死亡。

Floodwater, resulting from heavy rains that began on Friday, damaged three bridges and caused a dam to overflow¹（泛滥） , submerging buildings across the city.

Most of the victims were children.

"I think in the process a lot of [houses] were washed away by the rainwater," said Umar Mairiga, a Red Cross official.

He said that some victims had been trapped in collapsed² buildings.

Although flooding is common in Nigeria during the rainy season, meteorologists（气象学家） say this year's rains have been particularly heavy.

Last year, about 500,000 people were displaced nationwide.

The flooding over the weekend in Ibadan, 150km (90 miles) north of Lagos, was exacerbated³（加重，恶化） by rubbish and debris⁴ clogging⁵（堵塞） drains in the city.

About 2,000 residents have so far been displaced.

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1 overflow
v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出
参考例句：
The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。 After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 exacerbated
v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。 The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

5 clogging
堵塞，闭合
参考例句：
This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。 And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？