Typhoon Son-Tinh leaves 1 dead, 5 missing

Typhoon Son-Tinh leaves 1 dead, 5 missing

 BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Son-Tinh has left one person dead and another five missing, the Ministry¹ of Civil Affairs said.

The typhoon has also forced around 126,000 people to be relocated in south China's Hainan Province as of 5 p.m. Monday.

Son-Tinh has affected² around 1.26 million residents in the province's 11 county-level regions, the ministry said.

The typhoon has destroyed more than 700 houses and damaged more than 2,400 others. It also affected 41,100 hectares of crops, leading to direct economic losses of 910 million yuan (about 145.73 million U.S. dollars).

The island province of Hainan has experienced gales³ and high waves since Saturday as the typhoon hit the region. Local authorities have urged all shipping⁴ boats to return to harbor and ferry services into and out of the island have been suspended due to safety concerns.

Son-Tinh, the 23rd typhoon of the year, weakened to a strong tropical storm on Monday morning after sweeping⁵ across north Vietnam.

The typhoon also landed on south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous⁶ Region at around 1 p.m. on Monday, bringing rainstorms and strong gales that caused rivers to overflow⁷, leading to the relocation of thousands of residents, local authorities said.

About 127,800 residents in Guangxi have been affected by the typhoon, with a direct economic losses totalling 33.82 million yuan as of 5:20 p.m. Monday, civil authorities of Guangxi said.

Nearly 10,000 residents in several regions in Guangxi have been relocated as a result.

Maritime⁸ authorities in Guangxi rescued 26 Vietnamese women and children who were trapped on their boats in the border river of Beilun on Monday morning.

The rainstorm and ensuing flooding has meant the water level in the river has risen to a height of 8.2 meters, 3.2 meters above the warning level.

Meteorological experts said that heavy rainfall will persist during the next two days. They added that a typhoon of this magnitude has rarely been seen in Guangxi.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

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 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

4 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

5 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

6 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

7 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。