巴西东南部暴雨造成至少10人死亡

巴西东南部暴雨造成至少10人死亡

At least 10 people were killed in the past 24 hours after heavy rains in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and more than 13,000 people were forced to leave their homes, the regional civil defense authorities said on Tuesday.

巴西东南部的米纳斯吉拉斯州(Minas Gerais)遭遇暴雨袭击，当地民防部门周二表示，过去24小时内，至少有10人在暴雨中丧生，超过1.3万人被迫离开家园。

Among the victims, five were from the same family traveling by car in the capital Belo Horizonte metropolitan region.

遇难者中有5人来自同一家庭，他们乘坐汽车前往首都贝洛奥里藏特市区。

A landslide buried their car which carried a couple, their three- and six-year-old children and another relative.

山体滑坡掩埋了他们的汽车，车上载有一对夫妇、他们三岁和六岁的孩子以及另一个亲戚。

The rains intensified over the weekend, causing major flooding and landslides, along with the isolation of municipalities due to flooding.

周末，降雨加剧，造成严重的洪水和山体滑坡，以及因洪水而被隔离的城市。

A total of 145 of the state's 853 municipalities decreed an emergency situation, while over 17,000 people have been displaced.

该州853个市中，共有145个市宣布进入紧急状态，超过1.7万人流离失所。

Several rivers in the Minas Gerais state are overflowing due to the large amount of rainfall, and there is a danger that some dams may overflow.

由于降雨量大，米纳斯吉拉斯州的几条河流已经泛滥，一些水坝可能会溢出。

Since the beginning of the rainy season in October, at least 19 people have been killed in the state.

自10月份雨季开始以来，该州至少已有19人死亡。