CNN News:美国中部遭极端天气袭击

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This Tuesday, May 12th, Americans from parts of South Dakota and Iowa, stretching down to Arkansas and Texas, are recovering from severe weather. Over the weekend, fierce storms ripped through the country`s midsection. At least five people were killed, dozens were injured, and several were still missing yesterday afternoon. More than 70 tornadoes were reported.

5月12号这个周二，从南达科他州和爱荷华州到阿肯色州和德克萨斯州的美国群众正在从极端天气中缓和过来。在过去的一周，猛烈的暴风雨席卷了美国中部地区。最少5人在极端天气中死亡，数十人受伤，还有几人自昨天下午一直下落不明。一共报道了70多起龙卷风。

One of the areas hardest hit was the northeast Texas town of Van, population: 2,300 plus. A fire marshal there says roughly 30 percent of Van was damaged. The town`s schools were closed after getting this kind of damage on Sunday. The district superintendent said they felt blessed this did not happen during a school day. A high school in Iowa also lost most of its roof.

其中受灾最严重的地方是德克萨斯州东北部的Van，该城镇人口有2300多人。当地消防局长说Van城镇大约30%面积地域被毁。该城镇的学校在周日被席卷之后关闭。该学校负责人表示他们值得庆幸的是极端天气没有在上学期间发生。爱荷华州的一所学校的大部分屋顶也被掀翻。

Apparent tornadoes weren`t the only problem. The storms brought sudden flash flooding the areas of northern Texas. Helicopters were called in to airlift people when flood waters covered the roads nearby.

显然龙卷风并不是唯一的问题。突然的暴风雨给德克萨斯北部带来了大量洪水。直升机已经被调遣过来对淹没道路地区的群众进行输送。