1.9 mln people affected by E China rainstorms

 JINAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.9 million people in east China's Shandong province have been affected¹ by heavy rains since July 29, local authorities said Wednesday.

Downpours have battered² the eastern province since last Sunday, killing³ two people, according to the provincial⁴ civil affairs department.

In the city of Dezhou, heavy rains have affected more than 1.23 million residents and caused direct economic losses of 650 million yuan (102 million U.S. dollars), the civil affairs department of Dezhou said.

According to statistics released by the department, 137,500 hectares of crops have been damaged and 2,213 houses have been destroyed.

A total of 6,200 residents in Pingyuan county of Dezhou have been relocated to avoid possible natural disasters triggered by rainstorms.

1 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。

2 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。