9-13-2005

布希週四從災區發表全國講話 (President Bush Will Address the Nation from Disaster Area Thursday)

白宮說，布希總統將在星期四晚些時候從遭受颶風卡特裏娜蹂躪的路易斯安那州向全國發表講話。白宮發言人斯科特.麥克萊倫說，布希將談到重建努力以及取得進展的計劃。

新奧爾市正在從颶風卡特裏娜的破壞中緩慢恢復。新奧爾良國際機場計劃在星期二恢復一些商業航班。新奧爾良市的某些地區已經恢復了電力供應。更多的抽水機在運轉，設法排幹新奧爾良市街道上的污水。

路易斯安那州正式統計的死亡人數是279人，其中45人的屍體是在新奧爾良一所被大水淹沒的醫院裏發現的。星期一，布希總統提名了一位新的人選，接替聯邦緊急措施署(FEMA)署長麥克.布朗。布朗在處理卡特裏娜颶風災害的問題上不斷受到批評後辭職。國土安全部高級官員大衛.保利森現在代理聯邦緊急措施署署長。

The White House says President Bush will address the nation from hurricane-devastated Louisiana late on Thursday. White House spokesman Scott McClellan says the president will talk about the recovery effort and "the way forward." 

New Orleans international airport plans to resume some commercial flights Tuesday as the city continues its slow recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Power has been restored in some areas of the city, and more water pumps are working to drain New Orleans' streets of polluted floodwaters.

The official death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Katrina is now 279, including 45 people whose bodies were discovered in a flooded-out hospital in New Orleans. On Monday, Mr. Bush named a replacement for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head Michael Brown, who resigned amid continuing criticism of his handling of the Katrina disaster. David Paulison, a top Homeland Security official, is now the acting head of FEMA.

北愛新教極端分子三晚連續鬧事 (Extremist Protestants Riot in Northern Island for the Third Night)

新教極端分子連續第三天晚上在北愛爾蘭的貝爾法斯特及該城市以北和以東的地區騷亂。但是警方說，暴力的程度在降低。警方說，新教極端分子在貝爾法斯特市內用自製炸彈和其他物品襲擊警察，但這只是個別新教極端分子所為。

數千名警察和軍人部署在整個地區。星期六，警方要新教徒的遊行隊伍避開一個羅馬天主教徒居住區時發生了暴亂，造成50多名警察受傷。當局表示，至少有30人被捕。

這個新教徒遊行每年舉行一次，紀念1690年戰勝天主教力量。許多天主教徒說，這個遊行的目的就是要挑起麻煩。今年7月，貝爾法斯特天主教徒反對另一個新教徒遊行所導致的暴力在貝爾法斯特導致將近100人受傷。

Extremist Protestants have rioted for a third straight night in Belfast, Northern Ireland and to the north and east of the city, but police say the intensity of the violence is fading. Police say Protestants attacked officers with homemade bombs and other objects in Belfast, but incidents were limited to a few extremists.

Several thousand police and soldiers are deployed across the area. More than 50 police officers have been injured since the violence erupted Saturday when police re-routed a Protestant parade out of a Roman Catholic neighborhood. Authorities are reporting at least 30 arrests. 

The Protestant parade is held annually to remember a 1690 victory over Catholic forces.Many Catholics say the march is aimed at starting trouble. In July, rioting by Catholics angry over another Protestant parade wounded nearly 100 people in Belfast.