巴拉圭德尔埃斯特讯——本周,与厄尔尼诺现象相关的风暴季节加剧,给巴拉圭带来洪水,在阿根廷养牛区导致两名农场工人死亡,并破坏了秘鲁和墨西哥的沿海社区。
DEL ESTE, Paraguay, - An intensifying El Niño-linked storm season this week brought flooding to Paraguay, killed two farm workers in Argentina's cattle belt and damaged coastal communities in Peru and Mexico.
周三,墨西哥太平洋沿岸旅游城镇圣潘乔(San Pancho,位于纳亚里特州)的一处豪华公寓楼盘部分倒塌,此前巨浪冲刷掉了其下方的沙土,暴露了地基,导致建筑物剧烈向海倾斜。
Part of a luxury condominium complex on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the tourist town of San Pancho in Nayarit State collapsed on Wednesday after pounding surf ate away the sand beneath it, exposing its foundation and leaving the structure tilted dramatically toward the sea.
在巴拉圭,二十多个家庭周三深夜在靠近巴西边境的一座教堂避难,此前他们的房屋被淹,更多居民焦急地注视着水位上涨的巴拉那河——南美洲第二大河——因为暴雨持续袭击该地区。
In Paraguay, two dozen families took refuge late on Wednesday at a church near Paraguay's border with Brazil after their homes flooded and more residents anxiously watched the swelling Parana, South America's second-largest river, as rains battered the region.
联合国官员本周警告称,厄尔尼诺天气模式在全球范围内移动,宛如一颗“拆楼球”,可能推动太平洋温度创下纪录性上升,在一些地区引发洪水,在另一些地区导致干旱。
UN officials warned this week that the El Niño weather pattern could drive a record increase in Pacific Ocean temperatures as it moves around the globe like a "wrecking ball," triggering floods in some regions and droughts in others.
据巴拉圭国家应急机构称,水位上涨的巴拉那河——一条关键商业航道——已影响约4200个家庭。一名58岁妇女因房屋在暴雨中倒塌而死亡。
In Paraguay, the rising Parana River, a key commercial waterway, has affected about 4,200 families, according to the country's national emergency agency. A 58-year-old woman died after her home collapsed in the rains.
在现充当避难所的教堂里——位于巴拉圭德尔埃斯特市——数十名居民在足球场搭起帐篷,其他人则在教堂和当地企业的支持下组织起公共厨房。
At the church now doubling as a shelter, in Paraguay's Ciudad del Este, dozens of residents pitched tents on a soccer field while others organized communal kitchens with support from the church and local businesses.
在河畔城镇圣拉斐尔,65岁的安东尼娅·桑切斯(Antonina Sánchez)讲述了她如何被迫逃离。
In San Rafael, a riverside town, Antonina Sánchez, 65, recounted how she had to flee.
“我很惊讶,因为水来得非常快。我的房子,整个厨房都塌了;正在往下陷,”她说。
"I was surprised because the water came very quickly.
世界气象组织预测,11月至明年1月,中太平洋温度将比平均水平上升约3.8摄氏度,12月左右达到顶峰,将导致有记录以来最动荡的风暴季节之一。雨、冰雹、泥浆与侵蚀拉丁美洲其他地区本周也遭遇恶劣天气。当地媒体报道,在阿根廷科连特斯省贝亚维斯塔附近,两名农场工人在将牛群从巴拉那河附近的洪水区转移时死亡。
My house, my entire kitchen collapsed; it's caving in," she said. The World Meteorological Organization has predicted temperatures in the central Pacific will rise about 3.8 degrees Celsius above average between November and January, peaking around December, causing one of the most turbulent storm seasons on record. RAIN, HAIL, MUD AND EROSION Elsewhere in Latin America this week, two farm workers died near Bella Vista in Argentina's Corrientes province while moving cattle away from flooded areas near the Parana, local media reported.
全省已有数百名居民被疏散,尽管潘帕斯农业带部分地区降雨量高于平均水平,可能有利于农作物生长。
Hundreds of residents have been evacuated across the province, though above-average rainfall in parts of the Pampas agricultural belt could benefit crops.
在智利首都圣地亚哥,10月8日一条溪流泛滥引发泥石流冲上城市街道,数天后,一场风暴又给道路覆盖了冰雹并淹没街道。
In Chile's capital Santiago, a flooded stream triggered a mudslide on October 8 onto city streets, and days later, a storm blanketed roads with hail and flooded streets.
在秘鲁,当局周四宣布将为受极端天气袭击的太平洋沿岸企业提供财政援助和税收减免。政府计划在2027年拨款180亿索尔,以减轻经济影响。
In Peru, authorities on Thursday announced financial aid and tax relief for businesses affected by extreme weather battering the country's Pacific coast. The government plans to allocate 18 billion soles in 2027 towards mitigating the economic impact.