英国遭遇历史级大风暴，洪水肆虐
<p><span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="nontropical">nontropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="force">force</span>.</p><p>风暴“丹尼斯”是北大西洋有记录以来的第二大非热带风暴，本周造成了英国部分地区大范围洪水，还伴有威力超过飓风的大风。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="dumped">dumped</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="evacuations">evacuations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>.</p><p>风暴使英国西部的海浪高达80英尺，南威尔士降雨量超过5英寸，比该地区平时二月份整月的降雨量几乎多出1英寸。风暴造成的洪水导致大量人员撤离，一些地区甚至和外界隔绝了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> “<span word="red">red</span>” <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="category">category</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span>, 594, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Curtin">Curtin</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>.</p><p>为此次风暴命名的英国气象局在2017年以来首次发布强降雨“红色”警报，也是最高等级的警报。英国环境部负责洪水与海岸风险管理的管理总监<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Curtin">Curtin</span>说，环境部发布了创纪录的单日洪水警告数值——594。</p>
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