英语新闻丨广西洪涝灾害致39人遇难、9人失联

Thirty-nine people have died and nine others remain missing following flash floods in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, including a reservoir breach disaster in Nanning, according to local authorities on Thursday.

当地政府周四通报，广西壮族自治区遭遇突发性洪水，其中包括南宁水库溃坝险情，灾害已造成39人遇难、9人失联。

Speaking at a flood control and disaster relief news conference in Nanning, Ding Wei, vice-mayor of Nanning, said figures may overlap as the identities of some recovered bodies have yet to be confirmed. The numbers are expected to change as search and rescue operations continue and additional cases are verified.

南宁市副市长丁伟在南宁防汛救灾新闻发布会上表示，部分打捞上岸的遇难者身份尚未核实，统计数据可能存在重复统计情况。随着搜救工作持续开展以及更多信息核实，相关数据仍有可能变动。

Authorities said they have been matching recovered bodies with personal records one by one, while DNA testing is being expedited for victims whose identities have not yet been confirmed.

相关部门表示，工作人员正逐一比对遇难遗体身份信息，同时加快对身份不明遇难者开展DNA鉴定。

For those reported missing, he said they have verified information, including names, ages, and the time and location of disappearance, with family members and other relevant people. Moreover, search areas have been expanded, and rescue teams remain engaged in the search.

针对失联人员，工作人员已向家属及相关人员核实姓名、年龄、失联时间、失联地点等信息。此外搜救范围持续扩大，救援队伍仍不间断开展搜寻工作。

As of 11 am Thursday, 64,500 people had been evacuated and resettled across Nanning, including 54,500 in Hengzhou, one of the hardest-hit areas, and 9,321 in neighboring Binyang county.

截至周四上午11时，南宁市累计转移安置群众6.45万人，其中受灾最严重的横州市转移5.45万人，邻近的宾阳县转移9321人。

Power has been restored to about 63,000 households in the two areas, with repairs being accelerated in other affected areas, he added.

他补充道，横州、宾阳两地约6.3万户居民已恢复供电，其余受灾区正在加紧抢修电力设施。

With meteorological authorities forecasting more heavy rainfall in Hengzhou and Binyang over the next two days, he said they would remain on high alert and continue efforts to prevent secondary disasters. Emergency response, relief operations and post-disaster recovery are progressing in an orderly manner.

气象部门预测未来两天横州市、宾阳县仍将出现强降雨。丁伟表示当地将持续保持高度戒备，严防次生灾害发生。各项应急处置、救灾安置以及灾后恢复工作正有序推进。

flash flood /flæʃ flʌd/突发性山洪

reservoir /ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/水库

evacuate /ɪˈvækjueɪt/疏散，转移（群众）

secondary disaster /ˈsekəndri dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/次生灾害

meteorological /ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪkl/气象的

verify /ˈverɪfaɪ/核实，查证