11-01-07

中国奥运会安全 (CHINA OLYMPIC SECURITY)

中国安全部门人员进行了一次模拟恐怖分子袭击的演习，这是在上海港口举行的防止明年奥运会期间恐怖袭击的演习活动的一部份。

中国日报报导，在星期三的演习中，5名假扮恐怖分子的人藏在上海洋山深水港的货运集装箱中。这几名“恐怖分子”模拟袭击了该港口，官方随即设置了临时总部来对应。这些假扮的袭击者被警察抓获，他们在一艘船上安装的一枚假炸弹也被排除。

这次演习有200名官兵参加，动用了45台车辆、13艘船只和两架直升飞机。在明年由北京主办的奥运会期间，上海将为一些足球赛提供场所。

这次演习是中国最大港口上海的最大规模反恐演习。根据中国日报公布的信息，在2005和2006年间，那里的货运量增加了15%。奥运会将于2008年8月8号开幕。

Chinese security officials have staged a mock terrorist attack as part of a drill in Shanghai's port to prepare the city for attacks during next year's Olympic games.

The China Daily newspaper reports that Wednesday's exercise involved five mock terrorists hiding in shipping containers at Shanghai's Yangshan Deep-Water Port. The "terrorists" staged a simulated attack in the port, and officials set up a local headquarters in response. The mock attackers were captured by police and a fake bomb they installed on a ship was disarmed. 

The drill involved 200 officers, 45 vehicles, 13 ships and two helicopters. Shanghai will host some of the soccer matches at next year's Olympics in Beijing. 

The drill was the largest of its kind for Shanghai, the largest port in China. Cargo traffic increased by 15 percent between 2000 and 2006 according to the China Daily newspaper. The Olympics start August 8, 2008.

越南洪水致至少十三人死五人失踪 (Floods in Vietnam Kill at Least 13, Leave Five Missing)

越南官员说，中部地区过去两天来的暴雨引发洪水泛滥，导致至少13人死亡，5人失踪。洪水还毁坏了稻田庄稼，迫使当地学校关闭。受灾最严重的省份是庆和省、平定省和广义省。

越南气象预报说，未来几天内可能还会有更多的暴雨。本月早些时候，台风利奇马在同一地区夺去了接近100人的生命。

越南易发洪水和风暴，每年都造成数百人死亡。

Vietnamese officials say heavy rains have triggered serious flooding in central Vietnam over the past two days, killing at least 13 people and leaving five others missing. The floods have damaged rice crops and forced the closure of local schools. The hardest-hit provinces are Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai. 

Forecasters in Vietnam say there may be more heavy rain in the coming days. Earlier this month, Typhoon Lekima killed nearly 100 people in the same region.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms that kill hundreds of people each year.