Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.

冬季即将来临，这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁，为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，而且还会引起严重的水灾。

During last summer's flood, a large tract of farmland was under water.

在去年夏天水灾期间，一片广阔的农田都淹在水下。

Today's coverage on CNN 10 starts with a natural disaster taking place in Southern Asia. Parts of Kerala, a state in southern India are underwater.

今天CNN10频道的报道先从发在南亚地区的一场自然灾害说起。位于印度南部喀拉拉邦的部分地区遭受了水灾。

The flood last month was the cause of much damage.

上个月的水灾是造成许多灾害的原。

By strengthening the river banks, the city secured itself against floods.

通过加强河堤，该市可以免遭水灾。

Up next, an update on the intense flooding in California.

下条新闻是关于加利福尼亚严重水灾的最新消息。

Train schedules were irregular during the flood.

水灾期间，火车班次不规则。

Oceanic hurricanes would occur more often, causing even more floods.

海洋飓风会更常发，引起更多的水灾。

The report predicts that fires, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels will cause greater disruption.

该报告预测，火灾、水灾、热浪以及不断上升的海平面将造成更严重的破坏。

The flood ruined hundreds of houses and claimed twenty lives.

这场水灾毁了好几百栋房舍，夺走了20条人命。

The expert suggested that we deepen the river to prevent flooding.

该专家建议我们把河加深以防水灾。

On July 12, German meteorologists warned of severe floods, and the national flood system issued an alert, but many say regional and local authorities did not successfully communicate risks to the public.

7月12日，德国气象学家警告称将发严重的水灾，国家洪水系统发布了警报，但多人表示地区和地方当局并没有向公众传达风险。

The Colorado national guard says the motto was " no pets are left behind" and they evacuate people from the raging flood water.

科罗拉多国民警卫队称他们的格言是“不抛弃任何一只宠物”，他们帮助人们从水灾严重地区撤离。

The bill also earmarks about 16 billion dollars to cover flood insurance claims in Texas and Florida.

这笔款项还将用于支付德州和佛州的水灾保险，大约为160亿美金。

The famous Louvre Museum moves scores of artworks that year in the water damage, the city cost about a billion euros.

著名的巴黎卢浮宫在水灾中搬离了二十多件艺术品，整个城市花了大概十亿欧元。

A presidential spokesman said that more than $15m could be raised for flood defenses each year if the Senate was scrapped.

总统发言人称取消参议院，每年将能筹集至少1500万美元来进行水灾防御。

This crisis was not caused by drought or flood. It is a man-made calamity created by conflict.

这场危机不是由旱灾或水灾引起的，而是冲突制造的人为灾难。

During the flood we had to do without luxuries.

水灾期间我们不得不舍弃奢侈品。

Bertha came ashore just after forming, and caused minor flooding.

伯莎刚成形就上岸了，引起了轻微的水灾。

Accustomed to a mild climate rarely troubled by extremes of weather, many in northwestern Europe hadn't anticipated just how bad the floods would be.

欧洲西北部很少受极端天气的影响，那里的居民都习惯了温和的气候，他们没想到会发这么严重的水灾。