路易斯安那州遭“巴里”襲擊

路易斯安那州州長“感激”風暴并沒有更糟

Louisiana’s governor says he is “extremely grateful” that Tropical Depression Barry did not cause the disastrous floods that had earlier been forecast.

路易斯安那州州長說，他“非常感激”熱帶風暴巴里，因為它并沒有造成先前預(yù)測的災(zāi)難性洪水。

In a news conference Sunday evening, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Barry’s rains could have been much worse. He says the state is now better prepared for future storms.

在周日晚上的新聞發(fā)布會上，州長約翰·貝爾·愛德華茲表示，巴里帶來的降雨可能會更嚴重。他說，該州現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)為未來的風暴做好了準備。

Edwards says more than 90 people have been rescued from 11 parishes because of the storm. He does not believe there have been any weather-related fatalities.

愛德華茲說，由于這場風暴，已經(jīng)有90多人從11個教區(qū)獲救，目前沒有因天氣而造成的死亡。

The governor urged residents to be cautious when going outside and to avoid any downed power lines.

州長敦促居民外出時要小心謹慎，避免電線倒塌。