河北邢臺市長鞠躬道歉 災情統計不及時不準確

The mayor of Xingtai City in north China's Hebei Province apologized last Saturday night for inadequate responses to the storms that have caused 25 deaths and 13 missing in the city.

上週六晚，中國北部河北省邢臺市市長就本次暴雨災害應對不力，造成25人死亡及13人失聯向民衆道歉。

Dong Xiaoyu said the government had underestimated the intensity of the rainfall, been insufficient in emergency ability, and late and inaccurate when it came to disaster assessment.

邢臺市市長董曉宇表示，政府低估了此次降雨的強度、應急能力不足，對災害評估不及時、不準確。

"I am deeply sorry for failing to protect people's lives and properties, no matter howserious the natural disaster is," Dong said. "On behalf of the city Party committee and government, I pay deepest condolences to the victims and their relatives, and apologize tothe public."

董曉宇市長說道：“無論面對多大的天災，沒能保護好人民羣衆生命財產安全，我深感內疚。我代表市委、市政府向所有遇難者及親屬表示沉痛哀悼，向全社會誠懇道歉。”

Dong said the city has initiated an accountability investigation and will punish those responsible for the tragedy.

他表示，目前邢臺市已啓動責任追究程序，對這次抗洪中工作不力的責任人將給予處分。

Torrential rain and floods have left 114 people dead and 111 others missing in Hebei, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.

據河北省民政局數據顯示，此次特大暴雨已造成河北省114人死亡，111人失蹤。