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| 02-22-08 |
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| 厄瓜多洪水使全國進入緊急狀態 (Ecuador Flooding Prompts State of Emergency) |
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厄瓜多官員說，大雨和洪水淹沒了厄瓜多大部分地區，至少10人喪生，成千上萬人無家可歸。星期四，高漲的洪水造成一輛救護車發生事故，5人死亡，其中包括一名新生嬰兒。 厄瓜多政府星期三宣佈進入緊急狀態，下令軍方和警方幫助救援工作者。有關官員說，已經發放了數百萬美元的緊急救援資金。 |
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Ecuadorian officials say at least 10 people have died and thousands have been left homeless by severe rains and floods that have inundated large portions of the Andean nation. Five people, including a newborn, were killed Thursday in an ambulance accident caused by the rising water. Ecuador's government declared a state of emergency Wednesday, ordering the military and police to help rescue workers. Officials say millions of dollars in emergency funds have been released. |
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| 東帝汶延長緊急狀態 (State of Emergency Extended on East Timor) |
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東帝汶議會通過了一項議案把該國的緊急狀態延長30天。東帝汶叛亂分子嫌疑人試圖刺殺該國的兩名最高領導人之後開始實施緊急狀態。議員在星期五投票通過延長緊急狀態。緊急狀態法實施宵禁並且禁止集會和遊行。 與此同時，1千多東帝汶的警察和士兵部署在全國各地，追查被控在2月11號分別襲擊了東帝汶總統奧爾塔和總理古斯芒的反叛分子。他們將會同1千多名澳大利亞的警察和軍人以及聯合國的維和部隊一起行動。總統奧爾塔在襲擊中受了重傷。他被用飛機送到澳大利亞的達爾文市。他在醫院裏接受了一系列的手術。總理古斯芒在攻擊中沒有受傷。 |
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East Timor's parliament has approved a 30-day extension of the state of emergency imposed after suspected rebels tried to kill the country's two top leaders. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for the extension Friday. The measure imposes a nighttime curfew and bans gatherings and rallies. Meanwhile, more than one-thousand Timorese police and soldiers are being deployed on a nationwide search for rebels accused of being involved in separate attacks on President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on February 11th. They will join about one-thousand Australian police and soldiers and a contingent of United Nations peacekeepers.Mr. Ramos-Horta was critically wounded. He was airlifted to a hospital in the Australian city of Darwin, where he has undergone a series of operations. Mr. Gusmao escaped injury in the attack. |
