Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again

 CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated¹ from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said.

The flood, the third in 10 days, affected² more than 580,000 residents, destroying some 3,200 houses and inundating³ 17,733 hectares of crops in Quxian county in the city of Dazhou, a city government spokesman said.

Water levels on the Qujiang River, which flows through the county, exceeded the recommended warning level by 3.7 meters, the spokesman said.

"I was lucky to be saved by the government officials. But my crops were washed away by the floods. I feel helpless," said 57-year-old farmer Liu Shaoqun from the village of Shanxing.

Local authorities have sent food, drinking water, other relief supplies and medical workers to flood-hit areas, the spokesman said.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 inundating   

v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。 来自互联网
• Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。 来自互联网