EXTREME WEATHER DISASTERS WORLDWIDE|美國路州暴雨釀災 緬甸河水氾濫8死

Worldwide, there has been some extreme weather recently. In the U.S., in Louisiana, a rainstorm washed away cars and caused one death. In Myanmar, the monsoon season caused rivers to overflow and 8 people are dead due to floods. Here's the report in more detail. Louisiana saw rainfall of 300 mm in less than 24 hours. The rainstorm caused levees to break downstream of the Mississippi River, leaving the eastern and southern regions submerged underwater. A tanker was washed away on the state highway and many more vehicles were flooded. A young man saved a senior citizen who was trapped in a car. ==RESCUER== I just told him to stay calm and I will get him out of there. Another 68-year old man fell into a ditch and died. The Louisiana governor declared a state of emergency. National guards were mobilized to rescue people who were trapped. A total of 140 emergency calls for rescue were received in just one morning. This school bus carrying a full load of students lost control and was stuck. Fortunately, students escaped safely from the back door. Weather forecasts show the torrential rain will continue until Aug. 14 In Myanmar, since the monsoon season started in mid-July, torrential rains have been wreaking havoc around the country. 430,000 people have been affected, and 8 people are dead as a result. The damage is especially severe in the southern Ayeyarwady Region. In this town, the accumulated flood water was 3 meters deep. Houses almost became submerged, and residents had to be evacuated. Their situation is dire since they have no water or food supply. More rain is expected in the next few days, and water levels are expected to climb. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 路易斯安那州不到24小時內降下300毫米的雨量，造成密西西比河下游和其他河川潰堤，東南部地區陷入水鄉澤國，一輛油罐車就這麼在州際公路上被沖走，還有車輛慘遭滅頂，一位年輕人見義勇為，把困在車上的銀髮駕駛救出。 ==見義勇為者 坦帕== 我就告訴他不要驚慌 我會讓你從水裡脫困 我會救你出來的 不過一名68歲男子掉進大水溝，不幸喪命。路州州長宣佈進入緊急狀態，動員國民警衛隊搶救受困民眾，一個上午就湧入140件求救案件，這輛滿載學生的校車失控車頭倒栽卡住，所幸學童們全數從車後逃生，氣象預報顯示，豪雨將持續下到週日。 鏡頭轉到緬甸，自七月中進入雨季以來，緬甸豪雨成災，全國有43萬人受到影響，目前為止已經奪走8條人命。其中災情最慘重的要屬南部伊洛瓦底省，由於伊洛瓦底江氾濫，這處小鎮稻田積水三公尺深，房舍也快被淹沒，居民被迫撤離，面臨缺糧缺水危機。氣象預報指出，未來幾天還將降下更多雨量，河水水位還會攀升。 記者 曾惠敏 報導