国际英语资讯:About 40 died or feared dead in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey: local officials
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31-- <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 40 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="dead">dead</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="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="examiners">examiners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="perished">perished</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floodwaters">floodwaters</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streams">streams</span>, <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bayous">bayous</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Forensic">Forensic</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> 18 <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="drownings">drownings</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> 10 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>-<span word="related">related</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="floodwaters">floodwaters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="Bayou">Bayou</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Galveston">Galveston</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>-<span word="related">related</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> -- <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dickinson">Dickinson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p><span word="Deaths">Deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p>
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