Typhoon, Rainstorms Wreak Havoc in N, E China

　　Typhoon Trami has brought rainstorms and caused havoc¹ in east China after making landfall in Fujian.

 

　　At the same time, the northeast is continuing to see some of it's worst flooding in decades.

 

　　We get more from CRI's Jordan Lee.

 

　　The latest Typhoon to hit China is now rolling its way into Jiangxi.

 

　　Trami, which hit coastal² Fujian on Thursday morning, has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way further inland.

 

　　Local authorities in Fujian have evacuated³ some 400-thousand people.

 

　　So far no casualties have been reported.

 

　　Officials in Fujian did take significant precautions ahead of the storm, particularly in the wake of the damage caused by Typhoon Utor.

 

　　Utor hit southern China last week, leaving 70 dead and 18-others listed as missing.

 

　　Over in the northeast, a dyke⁴ burst along the Heilongjiang River, forcing an evacuation early Thursday morning.

 

　　A 20-meter section of the dyke broke free along the community of Chaibaotun, forcing around 7-thousand people to flee to safety.

 

　　No casualties have been reported.

 

　　The flooding has already wiped out around 85-hundred homes in the province.

 

　　Local authorities say the Heilongjiang River itself is going to continue to rise, and is putting some 140 villages along its shores at risk.

 

　　The river which divides China and Russia has seen its highest water levels ever recorded.

 

　　Chinese Premier⁵ Li Keqiang and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have taken time to discuss how to deal with the flooding.

 

　　Li Keqiang is calling on the Russian side to use the upstream reservoir to chop the flood peak and scale down the floods.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Jordan Lee.

1 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

4 dyke   

n.堤，水坝，排水沟

参考例句：

• If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.一只羊跳过沟，其余的羊也跟着跳。
• One ant-hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.千里长堤，溃于蚁穴。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。