国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Heavy rain, flash floods create havoc in U.S. capital region
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 8-- <span word="Torrential">Torrential</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="hammered">hammered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="stranding">stranding</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soaking">soaking</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="basements">basements</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waterfall">waterfall</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Archives">Archives</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soaked">soaked</span>.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="meteorologist">meteorologist</span> <span word="Cody">Cody</span> <span word="Ledbetter">Ledbetter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="dumped">dumped</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6.3 <span word="inches">inches</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 17 <span word="cm">cm</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Frederick">Frederick</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 4.5 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Arlington">Arlington</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3.4 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="water">water</span> <span word="gushed">gushed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="workspace">workspace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Wing">Wing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="puddles">puddles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="vacs">vacs</span>.</p><p><span word="Flooding">Flooding</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="outages">outages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Archives">Archives</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Archives">Archives</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sidewalks">sidewalks</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="curbs">curbs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="motorists">motorists</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="water">water</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Vito">Vito</span> <span word="Maggiolo">Maggiolo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span>.</p>
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