【大纪元2024年05月23日讯】(大纪元记者张雨霏编译报导)周二(5月21日)下午,美国爱荷华州格林菲尔德镇遭到一系列龙卷风的袭击,镇上许多房屋和建筑物被夷为平地,目前已知5人不幸罹难、数十人受伤,救援人员正在受灾地区开展搜救工作。
根据美国国家气象局的消息,过去24小时内,美国中西部的爱荷华州、内布拉斯加州、密苏里州、俄克拉荷马州、威斯康星州以及明尼苏达州遭到至少26场龙卷风的猛烈袭击,其中大多数(至少21场)发生在爱荷华州。
爱荷华州公共安全部周三(22日)晚间宣布,龙卷风重创了位于阿代尔县的格林菲尔德镇(Greenfield),目前已造成至少5人丧生,至少35人受伤,由于当地医院在龙卷风中遭到严重损毁,至少有14名伤者已被转送至邻县医院。
爱荷华州州长金‧雷诺兹(Kim Reynolds)已宣布州内包括阿代尔县和亚当斯县在内的15个县进入“灾难紧急状态”,并于周三视察了受灾严重的格林菲尔德镇,“与当地官员一起评估灾害损失并协商灾后重建工作”。
美国国家气象局预计该飓风系统还将持续到周四(23日),会给美国中部大部分地区和南部部分地区(从南达科他州到德克萨斯州,再到田纳西州东部)带来更多恶劣天气。
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