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Hundreds of mourners attended the first funerals of the New Zealand mosque¹ shooting victims. A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria were laid to rest Wednesday.

Aid supplies are having a hard time reaching several Southern African countries after a cyclone² knocked out roads and airports. Thousands of homes were destroyed in one city in Mozambique.

Vice³ President Mike Pence's toured flood damage in Nebraska and met with people forced to flee their homes. He promised the governors of Nebraska and Iowa federal disaster aid will move to the region quickly.

And officials near Houston now say they're not sure when a massive petrol-chemical plant fire will burn itself out. Health officials say the air quality is safe, but vulnerable groups like the elderly and pregnant women should be careful.

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1 mosque
n.清真寺
参考例句：
The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。 Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

2 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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