国际英语资讯:UN voices concern over severe flooding in Asia
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> (<span word="OCHA">OCHA</span>).</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 5.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 11,000 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="and">and</span> 135 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bangladeshi">Bangladeshi</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 40-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="OCHA">OCHA</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 1 <span word="and">and</span> 6 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="required">required</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 770 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="OCHA">OCHA</span>.</p>
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