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    Heavy monsoon rains in the country of Anturia caused widespread flooding that has killed over 1,200 people. Large parts of the country are under water after rivers burst their banks. Entire villages have been isolated with damaged bridges and roads underwater. The floods have also caused shortages of food and fuel by submerging storage buildings. Rescue efforts are underway to evacuate thousands of displaced families stranded on embankments or rooftops, but the full damage will not be known until flood waters recede.

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    Heavy monsoon rains in the country of Anturia caused widespread flooding that has killed over 1,200 people. Large parts of the country are under water after rivers burst their banks. Entire villages have been isolated with damaged bridges and roads underwater. The floods have also caused shortages of food and fuel by submerging storage buildings. Rescue efforts are underway to evacuate thousands of displaced families stranded on embankments or rooftops, but the full damage will not be known until flood waters recede.

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    Heavy monsoon rains in the country of Anturia caused widespread flooding that has killed over 1,200 people. Large parts of the country are under water after rivers burst their banks. Entire villages have been isolated with damaged bridges and roads underwater. The floods have also caused shortages of food and fuel by submerging storage buildings. Rescue efforts are underway to evacuate thousands of displaced families stranded on embankments or rooftops, but the full damage will not be known until flood waters recede.

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    Heavy monsoon rains in the country of Anturia caused widespread flooding that has killed over 1,200 people. Large parts of the country are under water after rivers burst their banks. Entire villages have been isolated with damaged bridges and roads underwater. The floods have also caused shortages of food and fuel by submerging storage buildings. Rescue efforts are underway to evacuate thousands of displaced families stranded on embankments or rooftops, but the full damage will not be known until flood waters recede.

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    news item 6: FLOODS

    According to the latest reports from Anturia, a country bedevilled by natural disasters, 100 people are confirmed
    dead and up to 300 are feared drowned after the rivers burst their banks on Friday and inundated large parts of
    the country. Five days of heavy monsoon rains raised the number of dead to 1.200 in this year's unusually heavy
    storms and widespread flooding.

    Reportedly, a boat carrying more than 50 passengers capsized in one river killing at least 35 people, while
    another boat sank in crocodile infested waters, causing the tragic death of fourteen people. However, according to
    health officials, a third of all deaths have been caused by diarrhoea and other stomach ailments after villagers
    drank polluted floodwater. Other victims were killed by venomous water snakes or were drowned. Among the
    homeless are thousands of displaced families huddled on embankments, waiting for evacuation, while others are
    marooned on the roofs of their houses.

    Many villages are isolated, as bridges have been damaged and hundreds of miles of roads are under
    water. Railroad services have been suspended and flooded airports have forced the cancellation of
    flights. The disaster has been described as unprecedented, causing severe shortages of food and fuel
    due to submerged storage buildings. Amid growing fears of the flood worsening, irrigation experts are
    urging more protection work against other rain-swollen rivers threatening residential areas along their
    banks.

    People have been warned that flood-related crime will be severely punished, even to having offenders
    shot on the spot. About 100 cases of looting of abandoned properties have been reported, as well as
    several cases of sabotage. Boat patrols have been set up to locate looting gangs and to guard the dykes
    against subversives. The President will report to Parliament today on new measures to be taken to
    counter the flood However, a clear picture of the damage will only emerge after the waters recede.

    6. INUNDATII

    Conform ultimelor rapoarte venite din Anturia, o țară chinuita de catastrofe naturale, 100 de
    persoane sunt confirmate decedate și până la 300 sunt temute ca s-au înecat după ce râurile au
    rupt malurile și au inundat părți semnificative ale țării. Cinci zile de ploi puternice musonice
    au ridicat numărul decedatilor la 1.200 în furtunile neobișnuit de puternice din acest an și
    inundațiile răspândite pe toata suprafata tarii.

    Potrivit informațiilor, o barcă care transporta mai mult de 50 de pasageri s-a rasturnat într-un
    râu ucigând cel puțin 35 de persoane, în timp ce o altă barcă s-a scufundat în apele infestate cu
    crocodilii, provocând decesul tragic a paisprezece persoane. Cu toate acestea, potrivit
    oficialilor din domeniul sănătății, o treime din toate decesele au fost cauzate de diaree și alte
    boli stomacale după ce sătenii au băut apă inundată poluată. Alte victime au fost ucise de șerpi
    veninoși de apă sau au fost înecați. Printre persoanele fără adăpost se numără mii de familii
    strămutate înghesuite pe terasamente/diguri, așteptarea evacuarea, în timp ce altele sunt
    izolate pe acoperișurile caselor lor.

    Multe sate sunt izolate, pe masura ce podurile au fost avariate și sute de kilometri de drumuri
    sunt sub apă. Serviciile feroviare au fost suspendate, iar aeroporturile inundate au forțat
    anularea zborurilor. Dezastrul a fost descris ca unul fara prcendent, provocând lipse severe de
    alimente și combustibil din cauza clădirilor de depozitare scufundate. In mijlocul temerilor
    care cresc cu privire la inundațiile care se agravează, experții în irigații cer mai multe lucrări
    de protecție împotriva altor râuri crescute din cauza ploii care amenință zone rezidențiale de-a
    lungul malurilor lor.

    Oamenii au fost avertizați că infracțiunile cauzate de inundații vor fi aspru pedepsite, chiar și
    împușcarea infractorilor la fața locului. Aproximativ 100 de cazuri de jefuire a proprietăților
    abandonate au fost raportate, precum și mai multe cazuri de sabotaj. S-au creat patrulele ale
    barcilor pentru a localiza bandele de jefuitori și pentru a proteja digurile de subversive.
    Președintele va raporta astăzi Parlamentului cu privire la noile măsuri care trebuie luate pentru
    combaterea inundațiilor. Cu toate acestea, o imagine clară a daunelor va apărea numai după ce
    apele vor scadea.

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    marooned izolat
    banks maluri
    capsized rasturnat
    huddled inghesuit
    embankments dig/terasamet

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