The death toll has risen to 190 in Malawi as more bodies were recovered Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy that has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA)。
根据马拉维灾害管理事务部(DoDMA)的数据,热带气旋“弗雷迪”造成的破坏,已影响到非洲南部国家的12个地区和城市,周二,马拉维又发现了更多的尸体,死亡人数已上升至190人。
The DoDMA made the announcement in its Tuesday afternoon update, with commissioner Charles Kalemba saying 158 people have died in Blantyre, the country's commercial city, alone.
DoDMA在周二下午的最新报道中宣布了这一消息,专员查尔斯·卡兰巴说,仅在该国的商业城市布兰太尔,就有158人死亡。
The tropical cyclone started to impact Malawi Monday after it entered the province of Zambezia in Mozambique Friday, causing flooding, mudslides and strong winds damages in Malawi's 12 districts and cities.
该热带气旋于周五进入莫桑比克的赞比西亚省,周一开始影响马拉维,给马拉维12个地区和城市造成洪水、泥石流和强风破坏。
According to the DoDMA, nationwide, 584 people have been injured and 37 people have been reported missing, including three soldiers on a rescue team after their boat hit a tree and capsized. The updated report also said about 58,946 people have been affected, with approximately 19,371 of them displaced.
据DoDMA称,在全国范围内,已有584人受伤,37人失踪,其中包括三名因救援船撞到树上而倾覆的救援士兵。最新报道中还说,大约有58946人受到影响,其中大约19371人流离失所。
Fifty-seven camps have been set to accommodate the displaced as rescue operations continue in the affected areas.
随着救援行动在受灾地区的继续进行,已经设立了57个营地来安置流离失所的受灾群众。
Meanwhile, the government has extended the suspension of schools in the affected districts to March 17.
与此同时,政府已将受灾地区的学校停课时间延长至3月17日。
President Lazarus Chakwera cut short his visit to South Africa where he transited from the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar and returned to Malawi Tuesday. Upon arrival at the Kamuzu International Airport, the Malawi leader described Cyclone Freddy's impact as "saddening" and said he would visit the affected areas and people.
拉扎勒斯·查克拉总统,提前结束了在多哈举行的第五届联合国最不发达国家会议的南非之行,并于周二返回马拉维。这位马拉维领导人抵达卡姆祖国际机场后,形容热带风暴“弗雷迪”造成的影响“令人痛心”,并表示他将访问受灾地区和受灾人民。
Teams comprising staff from the Malawi Defense Force, Malawi Police Service, Marine Department and Malawi Red Cross Society have been deployed to carry out rescue operations in the affected districts.
由马拉维国防军、马拉维警察局、海事处和马拉维红十字会组成的小组,已赶赴受灾地区开展救援行动。
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