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本期主题【龙卷风冰雹灾害】
Tornado and hailstorm
Almost 100 people lost their lives and nearly 800 were injured when a tornado and hailstorm hit Jiangsu province last week. Xinhua reported that the tornado struck near Yancheng around 2:30 pm on June 23. It destroyed houses, *flattened trees and *flipped cars. Tornadoes are not common in China, and many victims were caught unaware. The heavy *casualties were partly caused by the lack of underground *bunkers and early warning systems.
据新华社报道，6月23日下午2点30分左右，江苏省盐城地区遭遇龙卷风冰雹灾害，造成近100人遇难，800人受伤。龙卷风冰雹摧毁房屋、压倒树木、掀翻车辆。龙卷风在我国并不常见，很多受害者都没有充分的准备。造成严重人员伤亡的部分原因在于缺乏地下掩体以及早期预警系统。
马上学：“极端天气”指当地出现异常现象，严重脱离平均状态的天气或气候状况。例如typhoon台风和tsunami海啸等。