2016年CRI Heaviest Windstorm in 2016 Hits South China's Guangdong Province

 

The death toll¹ from the gantry collapse² at a construction site in a factory in Dongguan has risen to 18, with 17 of them already identified.

33 other people were also injured, 18 are still in hospital, and the rest have already been discharged.

4 of those in hospital are said to be in a critical but stable condition.

The injuries happened after an 80-ton gantry fell onto a two-story temporary building made from containers, which was being used as a dormitory for workers, during a thunderstorm with winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour.

A total of 139 workers were inside when the collapse occurred. 88 of them managed to escape in time.

Luo Bin³ is deputy secretary-general of the Dongguan municipal authorities and spokesperson for the rescue team.

"We have assigned personnel to cope with the aftermath of the accident and to comfort the relatives of the dead and injured one by one. The company which takes responsibility for the construction work has allocated⁴ a special fund of 20 million yuan (3.1 million U.S. dollars) to deal with the aftermath issue. We will do our best to make sure that the injured acquire medical treatment and to solve relevant difficulties."

A special group has also been set up to comfort the relatives of the victims, and further investigations⁵ into the cause of the accidentare underway.

Meanwhile, another gust⁶ of wind with a speed of around 28 meters per second hit an industrial park in the city of Foshan, injuring 23 people.

13 remain in hospital while 10 others with minor⁷ injuries were discharged.

Nearly 300 industrial buildings covering 4000 square meters were damaged, with walls torn down and debris⁸ scattered⁹ over a wide area.

The cities of Guangzhou and Huizhou have also been heavily affected¹⁰ by the extreme weather conditions, with many trees brought down, damaging a number of parked cars.

According to one resident in Huizhou, his mother in law was injured when high winds also turned over a large container,.

"My mother-in-law was passing by to buy some vegetables, but the container was blown over by the wind and hit her head. Now she was in hospital receiving emergency treatment."

Strong winds in Guangzhou have severely¹¹ damaged a local farmer's market, while power lines were also broken during the storm. Repairs to the electricity supply are currently underway.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

7 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

8 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

9 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

10 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

11 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。