Severe Floods Exacerbate Crisis in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan’s worst floods in seven years have affected eight provinces and destroyed thousands of homes. The floods have added to devastation from ongoing violence as well as 11 months of severe drought. The United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan has called upon the European Commission to increase aid to the conflict-ridden nation.
洪水灾害: flood disaster
席卷: to sweep across; to engulf
摧毁: to destroy
流离失所: to become displaced
颠沛流离: to wander in desperation
洪水災害: flood disaster
席捲: to sweep across; to engulf
摧毀: to destroy
流離失所: to become displaced
顛沛流離: to wander in desperation
阿富汗近日暴雨成灾，数以千计的房屋遭摧毁，这是该国七年来最严重的洪水灾害。
洪水已横扫阿富汗八个省份。
联合国驻阿富汗人道主义协调员托比·兰策受英国《卫报》采访时，批欧盟委员会对阿富汗洪灾的救援「完全不足」。
兰策表示，阿富汗国内的战乱、环境危害和贫困问题都是造成这场人道危机的原因。
过去的11个月，阿富汗因严重干旱，导致约26万人被迫离开家园，而其政府与塔利班组织的长期冲突也造成境内大量人民流离失所。
今年度的洪水袭击，摧毁农作物和牲畜，使得本就颠沛流离的民众再度被迫举家逃难。
兰策指出，目前有1,300万阿富汗人民受粮食安全所苦，更有360万人即将面临饥荒。
迄今，联合国预计援助的6.12亿经费仅筹措三成。
阿富汗近日暴雨成災，數以千計的房屋遭摧毀，這是該國七年來最嚴重的洪水災害。
洪水已橫掃阿富汗八個省份。
聯合國駐阿富汗人道主義協調員托比·蘭策受英國《衛報》採訪時，批歐盟委員會對阿富汗洪災的救援「完全不足」。
蘭瑟表示，阿富汗國內的戰亂、環境危害和貧困問題都是造成這場人道危機的原因。
過去的11個月，阿富汗因嚴重乾旱，導致約26萬人被迫離開家園，而其政府與塔利班組織的長期衝突也造成境內大量人民流離失所。
今年度的洪水襲擊，摧毀農作物和牲畜，使得本就顛沛流離的民眾再度被迫舉家逃難。
蘭瑟指出，目前有1,300萬阿富汗人民受糧食安全所苦，更有360萬人即將面臨飢荒。
迄今，聯合國預計援助的6.12億經費僅籌措三成。
In the latest climate-related disaster, thousands of homes in Afghanistan have been destroyed by the worst floods the country has seen in seven years.
The floods have swept through eight provinces.
The United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan, Toby Lanzer, told The Guardian that the response from the European Commission remains “wholly insufficient.”
Lanzer said that violence, environmental devastation, and poverty across the country have contributed to a humanitarian crisis.
Over the past 11 months, 260,000 people have been displaced as a result of a harsh drought in Afghanistan. Displacement due to the war between Afghan forces and the Taliban is also widespread.
Already uprooted masses are now being forced to move again as the flood waters destroy crops and sweep away livestock.
More than 13 million people in Afghanistan are suffering from food insecurity, and an additional 3.6 million are “one step away from famine,” said Lanzer.
To date, the United Nation’s aid target of $612 million is only 3% funded.
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