国际英语资讯:Greek PM declares national mourning as flash floods death toll rises to 15
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15-- <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Alexis">Alexis</span> <span word="Tsipras">Tsipras</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Attica">Attica</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>...<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span>, <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="torrential">torrential</span> <span word="downpour">downpour</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipalities">municipalities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandra">Mandra</span>, <span word="Nea">Nea</span> <span word="Peramos">Peramos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Megara">Megara</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 15 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> 17 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>. <span word="Rescue">Rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Brigade">Brigade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="over">over</span> 600 <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> 86 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.</p>
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