時事新聞:颱風凱薩娜襲擊越南 至少23人死亡
【英文原文】
Ketsana Hits Vietnam, Kills At Least 23
Typhoon Ketsana continued its deadly path across Southeast Asia as it ripped into the coast of Vietnam, killing at least 23 people there after leaving more than 280 people dead or missing in the Philippines over the weekend.
Two fresh storms were brewing in the Pacific east of the Philippines, meanwhile, and threatened to hamper rescue and cleanup operations still under way there, especially in Manila and surrounding areas.
In Vietnam, disaster officials said the storm slammed into the coast just south of Danang, in the center of the country. Around 170,000 people were evacuated from the area as floodwaters began to flow into Danang and Hue city, the country's old precolonial capital and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Airlines in Vietnam suspended flights to the area, stranding hundreds if not thousands of passengers, and electricity supplies were also knocked out. Some people were killed by falling trees and mudslides, including a family of five whose house was buried by mud, the Associated Press reported.
The initial destruction wasn't nearly as bad as in the Philippines, however, where almost 400,000 people have huddled down in schools, churches, gymnasiums and other shelters after a month's worth of rain fell on the Manila area on Saturday. The National Disaster Coordinating Council in Manila said Tuesday that 38 people were missing in addition to the 246 people confirmed to have been killed in the floods and landslides accompanying the storm. Authorities are still investigating reports of other deaths.
【中文譯文】
颱風凱薩娜(Typhoon Ketsana)繼續在東南亞推進，襲擊了越南沿海，造成至少23人死亡，此前凱薩娜於週末在菲律賓造成逾280人死亡或失蹤。
與此同時，菲律賓東面的太平洋上正醞釀兩場新的風暴，這可能阻礙菲律賓仍在進行的救援和清理工作，馬尼拉及周邊地區尤其會受到影響。
在越南，救災官員說颱風凱薩娜在該國中部的峴港南面登陸。洪水涌入峴港和順化，該地區約有17萬人被疏散。順化是越南古都，也是聯合國教科文組織(Unesco)確定的一處世界遺產。
越南各家航空公司停飛了前往該地區的航班，成百上千名旅客滯留，電力供應也出現中斷。據美聯社(Associated Press)報道，一些人因樹木倒下和泥石流而喪生，其中包括房子被泥石流掩埋的一家五口。
越南的初步損失不如菲律賓嚴重。在菲律賓的馬尼拉地區，週六降雨量相當於一個月的雨量，近40萬人擠在學校、教堂、體育館和其他避難場所。位於馬尼拉的菲律賓全國救災協調委員會(National Disaster Coordinating Council)週二表示，除確認在風暴帶來的洪水和泥石流中喪生的246人外，另有38人失蹤。當局仍在調查其他死亡報告。
