国际英语资讯:Rising flood waters threatening 6 mln people across South Asia
<p><span word="DHAKA">DHAKA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="Societies">Societies</span> (<span word="IFRC">IFRC</span>).</p><p><span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worsen">worsen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IFRC">IFRC</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IFRC">IFRC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span>.</p><p><span word="Xavier">Xavier</span> <span word="Castellanos">Castellanos</span>, <span word="IFRC">IFRC</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>."</p><p>"<span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>."</p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Assam">Assam</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brahmaputra">Brahmaputra</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="swamping">swamping</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 749 <span word="villages">villages</span>.</p>
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