尼泊尔加德满都——周五，在喜马拉雅山脉国家尼泊尔，信徒们拉着载有一位被尊为活女神的女孩的木制战车，拉开了该国节日季的序幕，尽管该国仍在努力从上个月毁灭性的洪水中恢复过来。气象学家警告本周将有更多强降雨。
BINAJ GURUBACHARYA KATHMANDU, Nepal — Devotees pulled a wooden chariot with a girl revered as a living goddess in Nepal , kicking off the festival season in the Himalayan nation on Friday even as it struggles to recover from devastating floods last month . Meteorologists warned of more heavy rainfall this week.
为期一周的因陀罗节（Indra Jatra）是这个以印度教为主的国家一系列庆祝活动中的第一个。主要节日德赛节（Dasain）将于10月到来，而灯节蒂哈尔节（Tihar）则定于11月。
The weeklong Indra Jatra festival is the first of a string of celebrations in the predominantly Hindu nation. Dasain, the main festival, is coming up in October, while Tihar — or Diwali, the Festival of Lights — is due in November.
因陀罗节标志着季风和水稻耕作季节的结束，并预示着秋天的开始。这个节日主要由加德满都的原住民尼瓦尔社区庆祝。它也被称为神灵与恶魔的节日，主要为了纪念印度教的雨神因陀罗。
The festival of Indra Jatra marks the end of the monsoon and rice farming season and signals the start of fall. It’s celebrated mostly by the Newar community, the native residents of Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital. It is also known as the festival of deities and demons, and especially honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain.
当库马里（Kumari）——一位在尼泊尔受到印度教徒和佛教徒尊崇的活女神小女孩——被抬着绕加德满都市中心时，信徒们排起长队接受她的祝福。尼泊尔总统拉姆·昌德拉·鲍德尔、官员和外交官出席了周五的仪式。
As Kumari, a young girl revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal as a living goddess, was taken around the center of Kathmandu, worshippers lined up to receive her blessing. Nepalese President Ram Chandra Poudel, officials and diplomats attended the ceremony on Friday.
尼泊尔当局警告称，预计持续到周日的强降雨，并提醒居住在河流附近的居民注意安全。全国各地的学校在周四和周五关闭。
Nepalese authorities warned of heavy rainfall forecast until Sunday and cautioned residents living near rivers. Schools across the country were shut down on Thursday and Friday.
周五的山体滑坡和洪水关闭了一些主要公路，但没有人员伤亡的报告。
Landslides and flooding on Friday closed some major highways, but no casualties were reported.
根据该国灾难管理机构的数据，救援人员仍在寻找8月26日大规模洪水中失踪的人员。当时喜马拉雅山坡坍塌，引发了灾难性的洪水，摧毁了几个城镇，并造成1453人死亡。
According to the country’s disaster management agency, rescuers were still looking for those missing in the massive Aug. 26 flooding that destroyed several towns and killed 1,453 people when a Himalayan slope collapsed and unleashed catastrophic flooding .
仍有约5550人失踪，其中包括数百名外国游客。自洪水发生以来，一家重点发电厂失踪工人的家属一直要求当局加快搜救工作。
Some 5,550 people are still missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists. Family members of workers missing at a key power plant since the flooding have demanded authorities speed up the recovery efforts .