国际英语资讯:Disaster state for Houston area extended for 2 weeks: official
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Commissioners">Commissioners</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grapples">grapples</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="category">category</span> 4.</p><p><span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Emmett">Emmett</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="curfews">curfews</span>, <span word="prohibit">prohibit</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="regulating">regulating</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>.</p><p><span word="Commissioners">Commissioners</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p><span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> 36.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 40 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Sylvester">Sylvester</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Addicks">Addicks</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span>.</p>
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