200人在美國狂風暴雨中喪生

U.S. emergency officials say at least 200 people have been killed in violent storms and tornadoes that have swept through the southern U.S. states in recent days.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said Thursday the severe weather has killed 131 people in his state, and that he expects the death toll to said several Alabama counties have experienced massive property destruction, and that up to one million people may be without power. The governor said Alabama officials will ask U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday to expedite a major disaster aid request.

Late Wednesday, Mr. Obama declared a federal state of emergency for Alabama, authorizing assistance for its 67 counties. An Alabama emergency official said some 2,000 National Guard soldiers are helping in rescue operations in the state.

On Wednesday, a tornado devastated the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home to the University of Alabama. Buildings throughout the city were flattened, and many city operations are unable to function.

In addition to Alabama, officials say the storms have killed 32 people in Mississippi. Fatalities have also been reported in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas.

美國緊急事務官員說，在近日橫掃美國南部各州的猛烈風暴和龍捲風中，至少有200人喪生。

阿拉巴馬州州長羅伯特.本特利星期四說，在阿拉巴馬州，惡劣天氣已造成131人死亡，他預計死亡人數會上升。他說，阿拉巴馬州有幾個縣經歷了大規模的財產損毀，多達1百萬人可能失去供電。這位州長說，阿拉巴馬州官員星期四將要求美國總統奧巴馬加快處理一項重大災害援助請求。

星期三晚上，奧巴馬宣佈阿拉巴馬州爲聯邦緊急狀態，授權向該州67個縣提供援助。阿拉巴馬州一位緊急事務官員稱，大約2000名國民警衛隊軍人在該州幫助救援行動。

星期三，一場龍捲風摧毀了阿拉巴馬州的塔斯卡盧薩，這裏是美國阿拉巴馬大學所在地。整個城市的建築物被夷爲平地，該市許多運作無法發揮功能。

官員們說，除了阿拉巴馬州，暴風雨已在密西西比州造成32人喪生。在喬治亞州、田納西州、維吉尼亞州和阿肯色州，也有人員死亡的報道。