官员周一表示,印度北部北方邦连日暴雨和洪水已造成至少62人死亡。
Residents advised to avoid unnecessary travel through waterlogged areas At least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday.
邦政府称,三天的强降雨导致多个地区发生洪水,造成46人受伤,1000多所房屋受损。
The state government said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged after three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in several districts.
包括首府勒克瑙在内的该邦部分地区周一停课,救援队将民众从洪水区域转移到安全地点。
The state government said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged after three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in several districts.
居民被建议避免不必要地穿越积水区域,并远离湍急的河流、溪流和排水沟。
Schools were closed Monday in parts of the state, including the capital, Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations. Residents were advised to avoid unnecessary travel through waterlogged areas and stay away from fast-flowing rivers, streams and drains.
勒克瑙区域气象中心的高级科学家阿图尔·库马尔·辛格表示,随着孟加拉湾上空的天气系统减弱,预计周一起降雨将有所缓解。他说,该邦东部和西部地区的小雨可能会持续到周二。
Rainfall was expected to ease from Monday as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakened, said Atul Kumar Singh, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Lucknow. Light rain could continue in eastern and western parts of the state through Tuesday, he said.
官员称,东部奥迪沙邦也受到洪水影响,超过7.5万人被疏散到安全地区。
Flooding also affected the eastern state of Odisha, where more than 75,000 people were evacuated to safer areas, officials said.
邻国尼泊尔的灾害管理机构表示,周四至周日,该国共有21人在与天气相关的事件中死亡。仍有5人失踪,5人受伤,洪水和山体滑坡损坏了194所房屋。
In neighbouring Nepal, 21 people died in weather-related incidents from Thursday through Sunday, the country's disaster management agency said. Five people remained missing and five others were injured, while floods and landslides damaged 194 houses.
尼泊尔仍在从8月造成1400多人死亡、近6000人失踪的毁灭性洪灾中恢复。
Nepal is still recovering from devastating August floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing.