飓风“马修”重创海地 | 经济学人 [E512]
本文音频及原文摘自杂志The Economist 2016年第41期，The Americas版块。
Hurricane Matthew
Oct 8th 2016
Hurricane Matthew[1], the strongest storm in the Caribbean[加勒比海地区] in nearly ten years, struck Haiti[海地] and then moved on to Cuba. It is expected to reach Florida[佛罗里达州], Georgia[佐治亚州] and South Carolina[南卡罗来纳州]. In disaster-prone[2] Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, winds of up to 230kph (145mph) and heavy rain forced some 10,000 people to take refuge[避难] in temporary shelters[临时住所/庇护站]; more than 20 people have died. The storm destroyed crops and cut off southern regions from the capital, Port-au-Prince[太子港(海地首都)]. Aid agencies[救援机构] fear that the flooding will worsen a cholera epidemic[霍乱流行/蔓延], which followed a massive earthquake in 2010. After the latest storm passed, the electoral council[选举委员会] postponed the first round of a long-delayed presidential election, which had been scheduled for October 9th. The vote is a rerun of an election held in October 2015. Its disputed results provoked widespread protests[有争议的选举结果引发了广泛地抗议]. A caretaker president[临时/代理总统] has governed the country since the last duly elected president, Michel Martelly, stepped down in February this year.
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注释
[1]Hurricane Matthew 大西洋近10年来最强飓风“马修”
[2]-prone 倾向于；易于…的
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相关背景
【新华社日内瓦10月14日电】鉴于强飓风“马修”对海地饮水和卫生设施造成的破坏性影响，世界卫生组织14日预计海地霍乱病例将激增，并呼吁各界捐助900万美元，帮助应对霍乱疫情。
自2010年海地受里氏7.3级地震重创后，海地暴发了全球数十年来最为惨痛的霍乱疫情。世卫组织发言人法黛拉·沙伊卜说，自当年10月起，共计报告逾80万例霍乱病例，其中约9300人死亡。在飓风“马修”登陆前，海地今年已有超过2.8万例霍乱病例，平均每周新增771位患者。
【中新网10月11日电】据外媒11日报道，飓风“马修”吹袭海地，死亡人数增至1000人。目前有大量灾民无家可归，入住临时收容中心，他们抱怨粮食和物资不足，部分灾民被迫聚集路上向途人乞求粮水。 海地西部大湾省官员弗雷内尔表示，霍乱疫情扩散情况令人忧虑，政府正全力收集干净食水、食物及药物，供灾民使用。
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