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Typhoon Lekima: 13 dead and a million evacuated in China

BBC

At least 13 people have been killed and more than a million forced from their ho
mes as Typhoon Lekima hit China.

颱風襲擊中國至少13死與百萬人被迫離開家園

Sixteen people were also missing after a landslide was triggered by the storm, s
tate media reported.

官方報導颱風引起土石流 至少16人失蹤

The storm was initially designated a "super typhoon", but weakened slightly befo
re landfall - when it still had winds of 187km/h (116mph).

颱風最初被定義成超級強颱 但在登陸前風俗有稍微減速

The fatal landslide happened when a dam broke in Wenzhou, near where the storm m
ade landfall, state media said.

官媒報導 溫州附近的一座大壩潰堤 引發致命的土石流

Lekima is now slowly winding its way north through the Zhejiang province, and is
 expected to hit Shanghai, which has a population of more than 20 million.

颱風現在準備襲擊有2000萬人口的上海

Emergency crews have battled to save stranded motorists from floods. Fallen tree
s and power cuts are widespread.

救難人員正在救援受困於水災的駕駛 到處都是倒樹與斷電

Authorities have cancelled more than a thousand flights and cancelled train serv
ices as the city prepares for the storm.

為了防颱 當局取消了1000多班的火車班次

It is expected to weaken further by the time it reaches Shanghai, but will still
 bring a high risk of dangerous flooding.

預計抵達上海時風速會減弱 但仍然有高風險發生水災

The city evacuated some 250,000 residents, with another 800,000 in the Zhejiang
province also being taken from their homes.

約有25萬戶從該市撤離 浙江省則有80萬戶撤離家園

An estimated 2.7 million homes in the region lost power as power lines toppled i
n the high winds, Chinese state media said

約有270萬戶發生停電 根據官媒報導

It is the ninth typhoon of the year, Xinhua news said - but the strongest storm
seen in years. It was initially given China's highest level of weather warning b
ut was later downgraded to an "orange" level.

根據新華社報導 這是今年的第九號颱風 但卻是今年最強烈的風暴

一開始被中國列為最高等級天氣預警 但隨後被降為橙色警戒

Chinese weather forecasters said the storm was moving north at just 15km/h (9mph
).


中國天氣預報說 現在正往以15K/h的時速往北走

It earlier passed Taiwan, skirting its northern tip and causing a handful of inj
uries and some property damage.


颱風稍早繞過台灣北部 並造成了一點受傷與損害

Coming just a day after a magnitude six earthquake, experts warned that the comb
ination of earth movement and heavy rain increased the risk of landslides.

同天發生了六級地震 專家警告土石鬆動與大雨大幅提升了土石流的風險

Lekima is one of two typhoons in the western Pacific at the moment.

說有兩個颱風在西太平洋

Further east, Typhoon Krosa is spreading heavy rain across the Northern Mariana
Islands and Guam. It is moving north-west and could strike Japan some time next
week, forecasters said.

天氣預報指出另一個颱風挾帶的大雨將會越過關島與北馬里亞納群島

正在往西北方向移動 將會襲擊日本


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-49303877


颱風正在侵襲中國造成嚴重的損害還發生潰堤  上了BBC首頁封面

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