TORRENTIAL RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN INDIA AND US|美國中西部.印度安德拉邦 豪雨成災

In the midwestern United States and the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, torrential rains have been wreaking havoc and causing major problems to people's livelihood and public transportation. The monsoon season in India has brought an overabundance of rain this year. In the Guntur region of Andhra Pradesh, cars were almost submerged in chest-deep waters, and pedestrians had to hold on to ropes while wading through the flooded streets. The same scene can be seen in the city of Hyderabad, where muddy waters flooded the downtown area. Streams of water can be seen flowing in and out of houses. Weather forecasts said more heavy rains are expected due to low pressure forming at the Bay of Bengal. In the midwestern United States, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota have all seen precipitation as high as 10 inches, or 250 mm, which has caused rivers to overflow. Streets turned into rivers. In suburban areas, large patches of fields were covered in water, and farmhouses became islands. Flash flood warnings have been issued in several communities. Local media reported that land subsidence and rock slides have also been observed in southern Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 美國中西部跟印度南部的安德拉邦，最近豪雨成災，對民生與交通造成重大影響。 印度今年的雨季，降水量特別豐沛，南部安德拉邦的貢土爾地區，22號洪水氾濫，市區分不出哪裡才是街道，低窪地區水深及胸，車輛幾乎滅頂，行人要抓著繩索才能前進。 豪雨成災的場面也出現在中部的海德拉巴市，土黃色的洪水淹進市區，房屋內外都是汪洋，民眾涉水而過，克難度日。氣象報告指出，由於孟加拉灣低氣壓正在成形，未來三天還會繼續降下豪雨，民眾需繼續注意防災。 鏡頭轉到美國，中西部北邊的愛荷華，威斯康辛跟明尼蘇達州，過去24小時內降下十英吋，也就是250公釐雨量，多條河流暴漲，已經在潰決邊緣，市區道路變成小河，郊區大片農田被淹沒，農舍成了孤島。三州內多個社區發布暴洪警報，當地媒體報導，威斯康辛南部跟愛荷華東北部，還出現土地下陷，坍方等災情。 記者 施慧中 報導