水城威尼斯遭遇水灾

时间：2012-11-18 08:05:05

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Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded on Monday and tourists swam in St Mark's Square as a wave of bad weather swept through northern and central Italy, forcing the evacuation of 200 people from their homes in Tuscany.

由于意大利北部和中部地区遭遇恶劣天气，本周一威尼斯四分之三的地区遭遇水灾，游客在圣马丁广场游泳，托斯卡纳区也有近200人离家疏散。
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Tourists sit in St. Mark Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice October 27, 2012.
 
Shops, homes and historic palaces filled with water in Venice and authorities said 70 percent of the lagoon2（泻湖） city was flooded.
 
High water in Venice reached 149cm, the sixth highest level since records began in 1872, forcing residents to wade3 through waist-deep water. Tourists in swimming costumes sat at cafe tables under the water.
 
There was no immediate4 estimate of damage to the beautiful northeastern city.
 
In Tuscany, 23 centimetres of rain fell in four hours, causing the Ricortola and Parmignola rivers to flood, according to the regional government.
 
"It has been devastating," said Roberto Pucci, the mayor of Massa Carrara in Tuscany, one of the worst hit areas.
 
"I saw at least six bridges destroyed in the hills, floods, landslides5, vineyards and olive groves6 swept away. If there hasn't been a death it's a miracle," he told Corriere della Sera newspaper.
 
Local media said dozens of people took refuge on their roofs after rivers burst their banks in central Italy.
 
Environment Minister Corrado Clini called for more funding to shore up Italy's weather defences. Bad weather with torrential rain was due to continue through Tuesday, forecasters said.
 
It was the fourth time since 2000 that Venice had been hit by record high water, and the city's environment officer said the latest flooding was the result of global climate change.
 
A barrier to protect the city from repeated winter flooding, which has been planned for decades, is due to be finished by 2015.

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1 seasonal LZ1xE     
adj.季节的，季节性的
参考例句：
  • The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
  • The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
2 lagoon b3Uyb     
n.泻湖，咸水湖
参考例句：
  • The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
  • This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。
3 wade nMgzu     
v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉
参考例句：
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
4 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
5 landslides 5a0c95bd1e490515d70aff3ba74490cb     
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
参考例句：
  • Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
  • The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
6 groves eb036e9192d7e49b8aa52d7b1729f605     
树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
  • The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。

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