喜马偕尔邦发生山体滑坡和洪水，18人死亡

喜马偕尔邦发生山体滑坡和洪水，18人死亡

At least 18 people were killed and another 15 to 20 were missing in landslides and other incidents yesterday prompted by severe rainfall in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said.

官员们表示，昨日喜马偕尔邦山区遭遇强降雨，引发山体滑坡和其它事故，造成至少18人死亡，另有15至20人失踪。

Eight of the deaths occurred in Shimla district, where schools will remain closed today.

其中8人死亡发生在希姆拉区，当地学校至今仍在关闭状态。

In neighbouring Uttarakhand a flash flood in a local river washed away several homes in Uttarkashi district.

在邻近的北阿坎德邦，当地一条河里的山洪卷走了北喀什地区的几户人家。

'At least 20 to 25 people are reported missing. Teams are searching for them, Veer Singh, an official at the state's disaster management centre in state capital Dehradun said.'Only one body has been found so far.

据报道，至少有20至25人失踪。位于邦首府德拉顿的邦灾难管理中心的官员Veer Singh说，搜救队正在寻找他们。“到目前为止只发现了一具尸体。”

India's monsoon season from June to September brings rains that support the livelihood of farmers, but can bring death and destruction.

印度6月至9月的季风季节带来的降雨支持了农民的生计，但也可能带来死亡和破坏。

The death toll from rain-related incidents across the country from June to August 15 had reached 1,058 in the nine worst-affected states, according to federal Home Ministry data.

根据联邦内政部的数据，从6月到8月15日，在受影响最严重的9个州，与降雨有关的事故造成的死亡人数已经达到1058人。

These are Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.

这些地区包括马哈拉施特拉邦、喀拉拉邦、西孟加拉邦、比哈尔邦、古吉拉特邦、卡纳塔克邦、阿萨姆邦、中央邦和奥里萨邦。

More than 18mn people have been affected by the floods across vast swathes of the country.

全国有1800多万人受到洪水的影响。

The western state of Maharashtra saw the highest toll, recording 245 deaths.

西部马哈拉施特拉邦的死亡人数最多，有245人死亡。

Most deaths were caused by drowning, wall collapses and landslides. Some lost their lives to electric shocks and snake bites, officials said.

大多数死亡是由溺水、墙倒塌和滑坡造成的。官员们说，一些人死于电击和蛇咬。

Both Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand were placed on a red alert yesterday along with parts of Punjab and Rajasthan with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more heavy showers over the next two days.

印度气象局(IMD)预测，希马恰尔邦和北方邦以及旁遮普和拉贾斯坦邦的部分地区昨天都将进入红色警报状态，未来两天将有更多的暴雨。

Landslides had blocked several roads in Himachal Pradesh, including a key highway.

山体滑坡阻塞了喜马偕尔邦的多条道路，其中包括一条重要的高速公路。

Excess water released into rivers from dams in Himachal Pradesh were likely to flood lower areas in the state as well as neighbouring Punjab, an official at the state's disaster management unit said.

该州灾害管理部门的一位官员表示，该邦水坝向河流排放的过量水，可能会淹没该邦较低的地区以及邻近的旁遮普邦。

Authorities in Haryana's Hathnikund barrage said the water level in the Yamuna river had increased, posing a flood threat to New Delhi.

哈里亚纳哈特尼库德拦河坝的当局说，亚穆纳河的水位已经上升，对新德里构成洪水威胁。