国际英语资讯:Swiss resorts of Davos, Zermatt and Andermatt under snow siege
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 22-- <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zermatt">Zermatt</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davos">Davos</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="belted">belted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Avalanche">Avalanche</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davos">Davos</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="level">level</span> (5 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,"<span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span>") <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="ridge">ridge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="Alps">Alps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="SDA">SDA</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Davos">Davos</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 23-26 <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> (<span word="WEF">WEF</span>), <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davos">Davos</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Andermatt">Andermatt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Gotthard">Gotthard</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="snowed">snowed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canton">canton</span> <span word="Valais">Valais</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zermatt">Zermatt</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 9,000 <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="RTS">RTS</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Helicopter">Helicopter</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="subscribed">subscribed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 70 <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="francs">francs</span> (72.8 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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