當?shù)貢r間10日夜間，美國中部6個州遭遇至少30場龍卷風(fēng)襲擊，截至11日晚間，至少造成84人死亡。這6個州分別是阿肯色州、密西西比州、伊利諾伊州、肯塔基州、田納西州和密蘇里州。隨著救援工作展開，死亡人數(shù)還在上升。目前沒有中國公民傷亡報告。
At least 84 people are likely to have died after dozens of tornadoes swept through several U.S. states overnight, officials said. The tornadoes tore through states including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
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11日早，肯塔基州州長安迪•貝希爾在發(fā)布會上表示，該州一家生產(chǎn)蠟燭的工廠遭徹底摧毀，當時這家工廠內(nèi)有約110名工人。州長稱這是該州歷史上“最具毀滅性的”龍卷風(fēng)災(zāi)難，自己“從未見過如此高的破壞程度”，龍卷風(fēng)帶來的破壞規(guī)模則“難以形容”。
Tornadoes hit and destroyed a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when there were about 110 people inside, Governor Andy Beshear told reporters on Saturday. "This has been the most devastating tornado event in our state's history ... the level of devastation is unlike anything I've ever seen," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear told reporters on Saturday at a late-morning news conference, calling the scale of damage "indescribable."
目前，肯塔基州已經(jīng)進入緊急狀態(tài)，國民警衛(wèi)隊也正在參與救援。州長則認為該州的遇難人數(shù)可能會超過百人，會有“明顯增加”。
Beshear declared a state of emergency Friday, and every resource is being deployed, he said. The National Guard is being positioned to search for survivors in multiple counties. The governor said he believes that the death toll will be over 100, saying “I think it can rise significantly.”
位于肯塔基州Mayfield的蠟燭工廠，由于圣誕節(jié)的臨近，正在加班加點的趕工。同時，該工廠也是當?shù)毓陀萌藬?shù)最多的企業(yè)之一。
The factory was one of the largest employers in Mayfield, and many of the employees were inside at the time the storm hit, working extra hours because of the holiday season.
而龍卷風(fēng)過后，這里變?yōu)橐黄瑥U墟。仍然有工人的家屬，在這里尋找幸存者。
據(jù)目擊者稱，當時第一批響應(yīng)救援的人從四面八方趕來，架起燈光開始搜救工作。被困或被埋的人員則大聲呼救通報位置。另有不少救援人員爬進廢墟中尋找幸存者。
First responders rushed to the site from the counties all around. They set up lights, and people trapped inside the debris began calling for help and telling rescuers their location. Many rescuers climbed inside to find survivors.
而在伊利諾伊州，電商巨頭亞馬遜的庫房外墻受龍卷風(fēng)影響向內(nèi)坍塌，而這混凝土外墻足有11英寸厚（約27厘米），庫房的屋頂也塌下來落在了建筑物中央，造成至少6人死亡。
據(jù)CNN報道，美國總統(tǒng)拜登于當?shù)貢r間周六早對記者表示，他早間一直在非常密切的關(guān)注局勢。
Earlier Saturday, U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters traveling with him in Wilmington, Delaware he'd been monitoring the situation "very closely since early this morning."
拜登說：“我想強調(diào)的是我告訴了諸位州長，聯(lián)邦政府將作出一切努力給予幫助。”另外，當條件允許的時候，拜登稱計劃去這些受災(zāi)地區(qū)調(diào)查災(zāi)害影響。
“I want to emphasize what I told all the governors, the federal government will do everything, everything you can possibly do to help,” said Biden. Biden told reporters he does plan on traveling to the region to survey storm damage when circumstances allow.
12月13日，中國國家國際發(fā)展合作署新聞發(fā)言人徐偉向記者表示，我們注意到近日美國多個州遭遇嚴重龍卷風(fēng)襲擊造成重大人員傷亡和財產(chǎn)損失，對此表示深切慰問并愿根據(jù)美方需要向受災(zāi)民眾提供緊急人道主義幫助。
綜合來源：新華網(wǎng)，CNN，路透社
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