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氣象學上，專指大西洋或北太平洋東部、中心持續風力每小時118公里或以上的熱帶氣旋。

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Mann vor stürmischer See in Brighton/ England (Foto: Reuters)

Mann vor stürmischer See in Brighton/ England (Foto: Reuters)

「克里斯汀」颶風席捲歐洲西部

時速超過170公里的颶風「克里斯汀」席捲德國和歐洲西部。造成多人死亡、交通中斷、列車延誤和大規模通電。

North Carolina 12 is buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road. (Foto:The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley/AP/dapd)

North Carolina 12 is buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road. (Foto:The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley/AP/dapd)

美國會批准「桑迪」巨額救助法案

桑迪颶風恐造成保險業巨額虧損

People wait for gas at a Hess fuelling station in Brooklyn, New York Harbor, November 2, 2012. From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and officials on Friday faced growing evidence of widespread destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy, mounting anger over delayed relief and a rising death toll. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

People wait for gas at a Hess fuelling station in Brooklyn, New York Harbor, November 2, 2012. From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and officials on Friday faced growing evidence of widespread destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy, mounting anger over delayed relief and a rising death toll. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

紐約眾多住所成「冰屋」

Haitians walk through mud after rains from Hurricane Sandy flooded their tent encampment in Port-au-Prince October 26, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean. REUTERS/Swoan Parker (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

Haitians walk through mud after rains from Hurricane Sandy flooded their tent encampment in Port-au-Prince October 26, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean. REUTERS/Swoan Parker (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)

海地進入緊急狀態

Commuters wait in line for their ferry to go to Manhattan from Paulus Hook Pier at Exchange Place in New Jersey November 2, 2012. New York subway trains crawled back to limited service after being shut down since Sunday, but the lower half of Manhattan still lacked power and surrounding areas such as Staten Island, the New Jersey shore and the city of Hoboken remained crippled from a record storm surge and flooding. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT)

Commuters wait in line for their ferry to go to Manhattan from Paulus Hook Pier at Exchange Place in New Jersey November 2, 2012. New York subway trains crawled back to limited service after being shut down since Sunday, but the lower half of Manhattan still lacked power and surrounding areas such as Staten Island, the New Jersey shore and the city of Hoboken remained crippled from a record storm surge and flooding. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT)

颶風後美國逐漸恢復供電

With the fallen crane at the One 57 building in the background, workers construct the Finish Line on November 2, 2012 as preparations continue for the 43rd New York City Marathon. Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Marathon will be run as scheduled on November 4, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

With the fallen crane at the One 57 building in the background, workers construct the Finish Line on November 2, 2012 as preparations continue for the 43rd New York City Marathon. Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Marathon will be run as scheduled on November 4, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

紐約馬拉松賽因「桑迪」颶風被取消

Workers clear debris outside the Consolidated Edison power sub-station on 14th Street, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy marched slowly inland, leaving millions without power or mass transit, with huge swatches of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center (Foto: John Minchillo/AP/dapd)

Workers clear debris outside the Consolidated Edison power sub-station on 14th Street, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy marched slowly inland, leaving millions without power or mass transit, with huge swatches of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center (Foto: John Minchillo/AP/dapd)

美國颶風災害遇難人數上升

Commuters wait in line for their ferry to go to Manhattan from Paulus Hook Pier at Exchange Place in New Jersey November 2, 2012. New York subway trains crawled back to limited service after being shut down since Sunday, but the lower half of Manhattan still lacked power and surrounding areas such as Staten Island, the New Jersey shore and the city of Hoboken remained crippled from a record storm surge and flooding. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT)

Commuters wait in line for their ferry to go to Manhattan from Paulus Hook Pier at Exchange Place in New Jersey November 2, 2012. New York subway trains crawled back to limited service after being shut down since Sunday, but the lower half of Manhattan still lacked power and surrounding areas such as Staten Island, the New Jersey shore and the city of Hoboken remained crippled from a record storm surge and flooding. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT)

颶風過後紐約市仍處於癱瘓中

經歷了「桑迪」颶風猛烈襲擊的大都市紐約，南北兩端的恢復情況迥然不同。在紐約城北部，人們已經開始正常上班。城市南部，也就是紐約市中心，仍然是一片黑暗。停電還在繼續，這讓居民們非常難熬。

歐巴馬承諾為颶風災民提供長期援助

epa03453115 A handout photo dated 30 October 2012 and made available 31 October 2012 by Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA, showing debris lying around at the South Ferry subway station after it was flooded by seawater during Hurricane Sandy, New York, USA. The US East Coast was to start picking up the pieces 31 October 2012 after superstorm Sandy left at least 33 people dead and damage estimated in the billions of dollars. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the largest US city was going "back to business" and bus routes would be fully reopened Wednesday. The subway would probably take another four or five days to resume operations, he said late Tuesday. Some flights were to also resume. President Barack Obama planned to visit New Jersey Wednesday with the state's governor, Chris Christie, for a first-hand impression of the damage. EPA/PATRICK CASHIN / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: MTA, HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

epa03453115 A handout photo dated 30 October 2012 and made available 31 October 2012 by Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA, showing debris lying around at the South Ferry subway station after it was flooded by seawater during Hurricane Sandy, New York, USA. The US East Coast was to start picking up the pieces 31 October 2012 after superstorm Sandy left at least 33 people dead and damage estimated in the billions of dollars. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the largest US city was going "back to business" and bus routes would be fully reopened Wednesday. The subway would probably take another four or five days to resume operations, he said late Tuesday. Some flights were to also resume. President Barack Obama planned to visit New Jersey Wednesday with the state's governor, Chris Christie, for a first-hand impression of the damage. EPA/PATRICK CASHIN / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: MTA, HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

颶風「桑迪」過後歐巴馬到訪新澤西

Aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard on October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mark C. Olsen/U.S. Air Force/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard on October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mark C. Olsen/U.S. Air Force/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

「桑迪」重創美國

經歷了「桑迪」颶風猛烈襲擊的紐約，開始致力於恢復正常秩序。

颶風「桑迪」橫行007特工美國難回

歐巴馬坐鎮華盛頓取消周三搖擺州拉票

颶風「桑迪」在美加已造成數十人死亡

An emergency vehicle plows through flood water as Hurricane Sandy comes ashore in Dewey Beach, Delaware, October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) // eingestellt von se

An emergency vehicle plows through flood water as Hurricane Sandy comes ashore in Dewey Beach, Delaware, October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) // eingestellt von se

颶風肆虐美東選戰讓位救災

數千航班被取消，紐約地鐵停駛，在西弗吉尼亞州，新澤西州，紐約州，賓夕法尼亞州和康涅狄格州均傳來人員傷亡的消息。

颶風「桑迪」吹散美國大選拉票活動

Hurricane Sandy is seen on the east coast of the United States in this NASA handout satellite image taken at 0715 GMT, October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, a mammoth storm menacing the East Coast, took aim at the most densely populated U.S. region on Monday, forcing hundreds of thousands to seek higher ground, halting public transport and closing schools, businesses and government departments. About 50 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to Canada were in the path of the storm, which forecasters say could be the largest ever to hit the U.S. mainland. It is expected to topple trees, damage buildings and cause widespread power outages over the next few days. REUTERS/NASA/NOAA/GOES Project/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Hurricane Sandy is seen on the east coast of the United States in this NASA handout satellite image taken at 0715 GMT, October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, a mammoth storm menacing the East Coast, took aim at the most densely populated U.S. region on Monday, forcing hundreds of thousands to seek higher ground, halting public transport and closing schools, businesses and government departments. About 50 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to Canada were in the path of the storm, which forecasters say could be the largest ever to hit the U.S. mainland. It is expected to topple trees, damage buildings and cause widespread power outages over the next few days. REUTERS/NASA/NOAA/GOES Project/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

美國迎戰「桑迪」颶風

即將抵達紐約的颶風「桑迪」本周二零晨將露出它最猙獰的一面。总统歐巴馬已經放下了手中的選戰，警告國民「認真對待「颶風「桑迪」。

颶風桑迪逼近紐約公共交通暫停

A man walks near a damaged power line in Santiago de Cuba October 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy grew into a major potential threat to the east coast of the United States on Thursday after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Strengthening rapidly after tearing into Jamaica and crossing the warm Caribbean Sea, Sandy hit southeastern Cuba early on Thursday with 105-mph winds that cut power and blew over trees across the city of Santiago de Cuba. Reports from the city of 500,000 people, about 470 miles (750 km) southeast of Havana spoke of significant damage, with many homes damaged or destroyed. According to one Cuban radio report, at least one person was killed, bringing the death toll to at least three after fatalities in Jamaica and Haiti. REUTERS/Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency - AIN/Handout (CUBA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A man walks near a damaged power line in Santiago de Cuba October 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy grew into a major potential threat to the east coast of the United States on Thursday after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Strengthening rapidly after tearing into Jamaica and crossing the warm Caribbean Sea, Sandy hit southeastern Cuba early on Thursday with 105-mph winds that cut power and blew over trees across the city of Santiago de Cuba. Reports from the city of 500,000 people, about 470 miles (750 km) southeast of Havana spoke of significant damage, with many homes damaged or destroyed. According to one Cuban radio report, at least one person was killed, bringing the death toll to at least three after fatalities in Jamaica and Haiti. REUTERS/Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency - AIN/Handout (CUBA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

颶風襲擊加勒比數十人遇難

Ein Tornado (spanisch tornar „umkehren, wenden, drehen「, Partizip tornado; tornear „wirbeln, drechseln「), auch Großtrombe, Wind- oder Wasserhose, in den USA umgangssprachlich auch Twister genannt, ist ein kleinräumiger Luftwirbel in der Erdatmosphäre, der eine annähernd senkrechte Drehachse aufweist und im Zusammenhang mit konvektiver Bewölkung (Cumulus und Cumulonimbus) steht, was dessen Unterschied zu Kleintromben (Staubteufeln) ausmacht. Der Wirbel erstreckt sich hierbei durchgehend vom Boden bis zur Wolkenuntergrenze. Diese Definition geht auf Alfred Wegener (1917) zurück und ist in dieser Form heute noch allgemein anerkannt. Rechte: cc by Dr. Joseph Golden, NOAA Quelle: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Trombe.jpg&filetimestamp=20091229051452 NOAA auf http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/wea00308.htm

Ein Tornado (spanisch tornar „umkehren, wenden, drehen「, Partizip tornado; tornear „wirbeln, drechseln「), auch Großtrombe, Wind- oder Wasserhose, in den USA umgangssprachlich auch Twister genannt, ist ein kleinräumiger Luftwirbel in der Erdatmosphäre, der eine annähernd senkrechte Drehachse aufweist und im Zusammenhang mit konvektiver Bewölkung (Cumulus und Cumulonimbus) steht, was dessen Unterschied zu Kleintromben (Staubteufeln) ausmacht. Der Wirbel erstreckt sich hierbei durchgehend vom Boden bis zur Wolkenuntergrenze. Diese Definition geht auf Alfred Wegener (1917) zurück und ist in dieser Form heute noch allgemein anerkannt. Rechte: cc by Dr. Joseph Golden, NOAA Quelle: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Trombe.jpg&filetimestamp=20091229051452 NOAA auf http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/wea00308.htm

天災致保險賠付率創新高

氣象災害帶來的經濟損失越來越大，是氣候變化還是人為因素？

美颶風遇難人數升至近40

A stranded sailboat founders in the surf along the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va. as Hurricane Irene hits Norfolk, Va., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. The live-aboard couple attempted to outrun the storm and got caught up in the high surf and wind. They were rescued by local fire and rescue personnel. (Foto:Steve Helber/AP/dapd)

A stranded sailboat founders in the surf along the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va. as Hurricane Irene hits Norfolk, Va., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. The live-aboard couple attempted to outrun the storm and got caught up in the high surf and wind. They were rescued by local fire and rescue personnel. (Foto:Steve Helber/AP/dapd)

290811 USA Hurrikan

熱帶風暴"艾琳"橫掃美國東海岸，造成巨大經濟損失以及至少18人死亡。不過，總體來說，"艾琳"帶來的損失遠低於預期。媒體之前的報導難道過於誇張了嗎？

颶風「艾琳」減弱降為熱帶風暴

颶風"艾琳"來了，紐約街道空了

美國東海岸數十年來遭遇的最強颶風"艾琳"28日抵達紐約。紐約政府強令30多萬居民轉移。金融大都紐約幾乎成了空城。美國東海岸共有數百萬居民疏散。"艾琳"已經奪走了多人的生命。

「艾琳」颶風抵達美國東海岸

In this image released by NOAA, Saturday, Aug 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite is shown in its native format: grayscale and unprojected. Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way. (Foto:NOAA/AP/dapd)

In this image released by NOAA, Saturday, Aug 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite is shown in its native format: grayscale and unprojected. Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way. (Foto:NOAA/AP/dapd)

270811 Irene Evakuierungen

美國東部時間周六早晨，颶風「艾琳」在東海岸北卡羅萊納登陸。目前，美國東部已有多個州宣佈緊急狀態，數百萬民眾疏散。美國國家颶風中心表示，雖然「艾琳」強度有所減弱，但仍然能構成致命威脅。

美國東岸防備艾琳颶風登陸

美國遭到強颶風襲擊至少22人死亡

暴雨阻礙澳洲颶風災後的清理工作

托馬斯颶風在海地造成嚴重損失

「卡爾」颶風抵達墨西哥

颶風卡爾逼近墨西哥鑽井工人被疏散

「伯爵」颶風引發水災

美國為5年前在卡特琳娜颶風中喪生的人舉行悼念活動

280810 Katrina 5 Jahre

2005年8月29日，卡特琳娜颶風襲擊了美國路易斯安那州最大城市新奧爾良市以及周邊地區，包括阿拉巴馬州和密西西比州。迄今新奧爾良的人口相比卡特琳娜颶風發生前減少了五分之一。市長蘭迪奧稱，還需要至少5年時間，新奧爾良市才能完全恢復和振興起來。

颶風可能導致墨西哥灣的原油污染情況更為糟糕

一周點評：「颶風」橫掃德歐

在過去的一周裡歐洲都發生了什麼事？在過去的7天裡，人們又有了哪些新的認識，就哪些議題展開了辯論？德國之聲每周日為您回答這些問題。

030310 Wetter Klima

Orkane, Regenfluten, Schneemassen – Bestätigung des Klimawandels oder Gegenbeweis?

280809 New Orleans Wiederaufbau

2005年8月29日，颶風卡特琳娜進入美國新奧爾良市。這個座落在墨西哥灣畔的南國都市80％的面積被大水淹沒，洪水沖破了堤壩，淹沒了運河與管道，世界末日般的暴雨同時肆虐。在這座城市的居民被轉移出去之前，已有近1500人死亡。很多區幾月後仍無法居住。今天，4年之後，這座爵士樂之都仍然只有局部地從災難中恢復了過來。

040809 Energiehäuser New Orleans Katrina Brad Pitt

四年前的8月29日，颶風卡特琳娜橫掃那時的新奧爾良城。這場颶風成了美國災難應對政策的一場災難。直到今天，那裡還有許多居民仍覺得自己孤立無援。許多名人試著以捐款來提供幫助，然而只有一個人規劃著獨特的、可持續的項目。好萊塢演員布拉德‧皮特跟3名德國建築設計師合作，為那裡最貧窮的人蓋房子，並且要達到最低的造價和能源價格，同時安全，有利於健康，符合可持續的標準。

Chi1911 Hu Kuba-Besuch

中國國家主席胡錦濤與當地時間周二對古巴進行了國事訪問，兩國除了簽署一系列合作協議之外，中國還為遭受颶風災害的古巴人民提供了救災物資，並且允許古巴可以將其部分債務延期償還。此外，胡錦濤還探望了82岁的菲德爾‧卡斯楚。

歐盟撥款援助加勒比海地區颶風受害者

大自然發威，後果很嚴重

歷史上，大自然一旦發威，就給人類帶來巨大的災難。尤其東亞和東南亞地區，災難頻繁，洪水、地震和暴風接二連三地襲擊這一地區，給當地的人民生命財產造成不可挽回的損失。

中國銀行「香港颶風」的背後

6月1日，中國銀行兩周前在香港發行的股票進入股市交易，首批股票總額為一百億美元，是最近六年來全世界股票發行量最大的一次。南德意志報指出了中國銀行這場「香港颶風」背後存在的問題：

海灘監測：別被颶風搶走了沙子

強烈颶風威脅著全球的海岸。例如不久前席捲中美州的卡特琳納和維爾瑪號颶風，不僅給人類造成嚴重損失，而且嚴重破壞了自然生態。尤其是颶風導致的海浪捲走了大量沙子，使一些得天獨厚的渡假海灘逐漸縮小。歐盟研究人員如今研製了一個新的電腦程序，可以有效地調查海灘被吞噬情況。

麗塔迫使美國重新考慮能源政策

颶風麗塔不斷接近美國墨西哥灣海岸，導致數百萬人被迫離開自己的家園。德克薩斯州的道路一度出現堵塞現象。自然災害對美國的經濟發展造成了嚴重的威脅。因為美國東南部沿海地區有多家石化工廠。

德國技術救援人員前往新奧爾良

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