国际英语资讯:Feature: Timely satellite data from China helps India combat floods
<p><span word="SITAMARHI">SITAMARHI</span>, <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 3-- <span word="Sitamarhi">Sitamarhi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="besides">besides</span> 12 <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="around">around</span> 40 <span word="human">human</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> 130 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="July">July</span> 15.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neighbouring">neighbouring</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="correspondent">correspondent</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sitamarhi">Sitamarhi</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>-<span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="village">village</span> "<span word="Dhaaptola">Dhaaptola</span>" <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thatched">thatched</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="Bagmati">Bagmati</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 14-15. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="bamboo">bamboo</span> <span word="stretchers">stretchers</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>-<span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>-<span word="level">level</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rained">rained</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>.</p><p><span word="Flood">Flood</span>-<span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inundate">inundate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span>' <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Disaster">Disaster</span> <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> (<span word="SDRF">SDRF</span>), <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>. <span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Disaster">Disaster</span> <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> (<span word="NDRF">NDRF</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p>
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