<p>要點：</p>
<ul>
<li>雨水充盈的斯卡吉特河達到歷史最高水位</li>
<li>整個伯靈頓鎮發佈撤離命令</li>
<li>全州 10 萬人被敦促尋找更高的地勢</li>
<li>國民警衞隊協助撤離和食品配送</li>
</ul>
<p>作者：David Ryder 和 Steve Gorman</p>
<p>華盛頓州西部斯卡吉特河沿岸的居民和應急救援人員在週五為可能的堤壩失效做好準備，國民警衞隊部隊在經歷了太平洋西北地區幾天的嚴重洪水後協助撤離。</p>
<p>位於普吉特海灣附近、約有 9200 人口的伯靈頓鎮在週五早些時候被下令撤離，因為河水在下游的蒙特弗農市達到近 38 英尺（11.6 米）的歷史最高水位，遠高於重大洪水階段。</p>
<p>“我們從未見過如此嚴重的洪水，” 州應急管理部門發言人卡裏娜·沙格倫（Karina Shagren）説。到目前為止，沒有報告傷亡或失蹤人員，她表示。</p>
<p>位於西雅圖北部的斯卡吉特縣的伯靈頓 - 蒙特弗農地區仍然是由於從北俄勒岡州延伸至西華盛頓州和不列顛哥倫比亞省的幾天暴雨造成的廣泛洪水的中心。</p>
<p>這些降雨是由一系列大氣河流風暴引發的，這些風暴是從海洋中吸取的濃密水汽的巨大空氣流，席捲了太平洋西北地區，包括北愛達荷州和西蒙大拿州的部分地區。</p>
<p>一個月的降雨量</p>
<p>降雨總量差異很大，但根據美國氣象預報中心的數據顯示，過去七天該地區大部分地區降雨量在 6 到 60 英寸之間，某些地方甚至超過一英尺。</p>
<p>“這輕鬆就是一個月的降雨量在一週內降下來了，” 該中心的氣象學家裏奇·奧托（Rich Otto）説。</p>
<p>即使在伯靈頓居民被迫撤離之前，斯卡吉特河的洪泛區整體上，約有 78,000 人，已經處於三級撤離通知之下，敦促居民立即尋找更高的地勢。全州估計有 10 萬人受到撤離通知的影響。</p>
<p>國民警衞隊部隊和警長副手逐户上門協助撤離，有些人被看到用充氣河筏將被困的伯靈頓居民劃到安全地帶，穿過泥濘的洪水。</p>
<p>洪水控制堤壩在河水歷史性高潮後似乎保持穩固，州官員表示，這是自 2021 年該地區上次重大洪水後首次測試其強度。</p>
<p>“還沒有結束”</p>
<p>週五降雨減弱。但國家氣象局對斯卡吉特河流域下游至河口的地區發佈了閃電洪水警報，指出在高水位的重壓下可能會發生堤壩失效。</p>
<p>“還沒有結束，” 美國參議員瑪麗亞·坎特韋爾（Maria Cantwell）在與州長鮑勃·弗格森（Bob Ferguson）等人舉行的新聞發佈會上表示，宣佈總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）應他們的請求籤署了針對洪水區的加急聯邦緊急聲明。</p>
<p>坎特韋爾表示，該聲明將加快聯邦支持，以清理道路、清除 debris、協助撤離併為撤離者提供緊急避難所。</p>
<p>預測顯示，進入週末降水將會減弱，但預計另一個大氣河流將於週日晚上至週一帶來另一波降雨，奧托説，這將重新帶來洪水風險。</p>
<p>堤壩失效將大大加劇西華盛頓州大部分地區已經發生的廣泛洪水。CNN 播出的空中鏡頭顯示，社區被深棕色的水淹沒，許多房屋幾乎被淹沒到屋頂。</p>
<p>在斯卡吉特縣南部，國民警衞隊部隊也被派往向一些因洪水被孤立的社區送餐並查看被困居民的情況，沙格倫説。</p>
<p>鄰近的金縣也有兩個城鎮變成了孤島，過去兩天裏，數十名洪水受害者被救出，有些人是從汽車頂部、樹上或房屋中被救出的，官員們表示。</p>
<p>金縣執行官吉爾邁·扎希萊（Girmay Zahilay）告訴記者，夜間洪水巡邏隊在一個堤壩邊緣發現了一個塌陷，並 “立即進行了填補”，避免了潛在的崩潰。</p>
<p>洪水沖毀或迫使該地區數十條道路關閉，包括通往不列顛哥倫比亞省温哥華港市的大部分加拿大高速公路。</p>
<p>週四，服務於太平洋西北地區的主要貨運鐵路 BNSF 鐵路的幾個長段也被關閉。</p>

伯靈頓百貨

<p>華盛頓州嚴重洪水導致伯靈頓及斯卡吉特河沿岸其他城鎮的撤離。該河流水位創下歷史新高，引發了對堤壩失效的擔憂。國民警衞隊正在協助撤離和食品配送。聯邦緊急狀態聲明已被簽署，以加快救援工作。降雨量異常高，預計還會有更多降雨，增加了洪水風險。道路和鐵路受到干擾，社區被洪水隔離</p>

<p>Key points:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>要點：</p>
</div><ul>
<li>Rain-swollen Skagit River crests at all-time high</li>
<li>Entire town of Burlington under evacuation order</li>
<li>100,000 people statewide urged to seek higher ground</li>
<li>National Guard assists in evacuations, food deliveries</li>
</ul>
<div class="lb-trans"><ul>
<li>雨水充盈的斯卡吉特河達到歷史最高水位</li>
<li>整個伯靈頓鎮發佈撤離命令</li>
<li>全州 10 萬人被敦促尋找更高的地勢</li>
<li>國民警衞隊協助撤離和食品配送</li>
</ul>
</div><p>By David Ryder and Steve Gorman</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：David Ryder 和 Steve Gorman</p>
</div><p>Residents and emergency crews in towns along the rain-engorged Skagit River in western Washington state braced on Friday for potential levee failures while National Guard troops assisted in evacuations after days of severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>華盛頓州西部斯卡吉特河沿岸的居民和應急救援人員在週五為可能的堤壩失效做好準備，國民警衞隊部隊在經歷了太平洋西北地區幾天的嚴重洪水後協助撤離。</p>
</div><p>The entire town of Burlington, a community of about 9,200 people near Puget Sound, was ordered evacuated early on Friday as the river crested to an all-time high of nearly 38 feet (11.6 meters), well above major flood stage, in the city of Mount Vernon just downstream.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>位於普吉特海灣附近、約有 9200 人口的伯靈頓鎮在週五早些時候被下令撤離，因為河水在下游的蒙特弗農市達到近 38 英尺（11.6 米）的歷史最高水位，遠高於重大洪水階段。</p>
</div><p>&#34;We haven't seen flooding like this ever,&#34; said Karina Shagren, a spokesperson for the state's emergency management division. So far there were no reports of casualties or missing people, she said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我們從未見過如此嚴重的洪水，” 州應急管理部門發言人卡裏娜·沙格倫（Karina Shagren）説。到目前為止，沒有報告傷亡或失蹤人員，她表示。</p>
</div><p>The Burlington-Mount Vernon area in Skagit County, north of Seattle, remained an epicenter of widespread flooding caused by days of torrential downpours extending from northern Oregon north through western Washington state and into British Columbia.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>位於西雅圖北部的斯卡吉特縣的伯靈頓 - 蒙特弗農地區仍然是由於從北俄勒岡州延伸至西華盛頓州和不列顛哥倫比亞省的幾天暴雨造成的廣泛洪水的中心。</p>
</div><p>The rains were spawned by a string of atmospheric river storms, vast airborne currents of dense moisture siphoned from the ocean, that swept inland over the Pacific Northwest, including parts of northern Idaho and western Montana.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這些降雨是由一系列大氣河流風暴引發的，這些風暴是從海洋中吸取的濃密水汽的巨大空氣流，席捲了太平洋西北地區，包括北愛達荷州和西蒙大拿州的部分地區。</p>
</div><p>MONTH'S WORTH OF RAINFALL</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一個月的降雨量</p>
</div><p>Rainfall totals varied widely, but much of the region received 6 to 60 inches of rain over the past seven days, with a foot or more in a few spots, according to the U.S. Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>降雨總量差異很大，但根據美國氣象預報中心的數據顯示，過去七天該地區大部分地區降雨量在 6 到 60 英寸之間，某些地方甚至超過一英尺。</p>
</div><p>&#34;That's easily a month's worth of rain that's fallen in just a week,&#34; said Rich Otto, a meteorologist at the center.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“這輕鬆就是一個月的降雨量在一週內降下來了，” 該中心的氣象學家裏奇·奧托（Rich Otto）説。</p>
</div><p>Even before Burlington residents were forced to flee, the Skagit River flood plain as a whole, home to about 78,000 people, was already under a Level 3 evacuation notice urging residents to immediately seek higher ground. Evacuation notices covered an estimated 100,000 people statewide.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>即使在伯靈頓居民被迫撤離之前，斯卡吉特河的洪泛區整體上，約有 78,000 人，已經處於三級撤離通知之下，敦促居民立即尋找更高的地勢。全州估計有 10 萬人受到撤離通知的影響。</p>
</div><p>National Guard troops and sheriff's deputies went door to door to facilitate the evacuation, and some were seen paddling stranded Burlington residents to safety in inflatable river rafts through muddy floodwaters.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>國民警衞隊部隊和警長副手逐户上門協助撤離，有些人被看到用充氣河筏將被困的伯靈頓居民劃到安全地帶，穿過泥濘的洪水。</p>
</div><p>Flood control levees appeared to be holding firm immediately following the river's historic crest, testing their strength for the first time since repairs to the earthen embankments were made following the last major flood in that area in 2021, state officials said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>洪水控制堤壩在河水歷史性高潮後似乎保持穩固，州官員表示，這是自 2021 年該地區上次重大洪水後首次測試其強度。</p>
</div><p>'NOT OVER YET'</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“還沒有結束”</p>
</div><p>Rains abated Friday. But the National Weather Service posted a flash-flood watch for the river basin downstream to the mouth of the Skagit, where it drains into Puget Sound, citing the potential for levee failures under heavy pressure from the high water.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>週五降雨減弱。但國家氣象局對斯卡吉特河流域下游至河口的地區發佈了閃電洪水警報，指出在高水位的重壓下可能會發生堤壩失效。</p>
</div><p>&#34;It's not over yet,&#34; U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell said at a news briefing with Governor Bob Ferguson and others announcing that President Donald Trump, acting at their request, had signed an expedited federal emergency declaration for the flood zone.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“還沒有結束，” 美國參議員瑪麗亞·坎特韋爾（Maria Cantwell）在與州長鮑勃·弗格森（Bob Ferguson）等人舉行的新聞發佈會上表示，宣佈總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）應他們的請求籤署了針對洪水區的加急聯邦緊急聲明。</p>
</div><p>Cantwell said the declaration would hasten federal support in clearing roads, removing debris, assisting in evacuations and providing emergency shelters for evacuees.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>坎特韋爾表示，該聲明將加快聯邦支持，以清理道路、清除 debris、協助撤離併為撤離者提供緊急避難所。</p>
</div><p>Forecasts called for a lull in precipitation going into the weekend, with another atmospheric river expected to produce another wave of showers Sunday night into Monday, Otto said, renewing flood hazards.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>預測顯示，進入週末降水將會減弱，但預計另一個大氣河流將於週日晚上至週一帶來另一波降雨，奧托説，這將重新帶來洪水風險。</p>
</div><p>A levee failure would greatly magnify widespread flooding already occurring across much of western Washington state. Aerial footage broadcast by CNN showed communities inundated in deep, brown water with many homes submerged almost to their rooftops.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>堤壩失效將大大加劇西華盛頓州大部分地區已經發生的廣泛洪水。CNN 播出的空中鏡頭顯示，社區被深棕色的水淹沒，許多房屋幾乎被淹沒到屋頂。</p>
</div><p>South of Skagit County, National Guard troops also were dispatched to deliver food and check on stranded residents in a number of communities isolated by flooding in adjacent Snohomish County, Shagren said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在斯卡吉特縣南部，國民警衞隊部隊也被派往向一些因洪水被孤立的社區送餐並查看被困居民的情況，沙格倫説。</p>
</div><p>Two towns were likewise transformed into islands in neighboring King County, where dozens of flood victims were rescued over the past two days, some from the tops of cars, or from trees or from homes, officials said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>鄰近的金縣也有兩個城鎮變成了孤島，過去兩天裏，數十名洪水受害者被救出，有些人是從汽車頂部、樹上或房屋中被救出的，官員們表示。</p>
</div><p>King County Executive Girmay Zahilay told reporters an overnight flood patrol team discovered a sinkhole at the edge of one levee, and &#34;got it immediately filled,&#34; averting a potential collapse.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>金縣執行官吉爾邁·扎希萊（Girmay Zahilay）告訴記者，夜間洪水巡邏隊在一個堤壩邊緣發現了一個塌陷，並 “立即進行了填補”，避免了潛在的崩潰。</p>
</div><p>The flooding washed out or forced the closure of dozens of roads throughout the region, including most of the Canadian highways leading to the British Columbia port city of Vancouver.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>洪水沖毀或迫使該地區數十條道路關閉，包括通往不列顛哥倫比亞省温哥華港市的大部分加拿大高速公路。</p>
</div><p>Several lengthy stretches of the BNSF Railway, a major freight line serving the Pacific Northwest, were also shut down on Thursday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>週四，服務於太平洋西北地區的主要貨運鐵路 BNSF 鐵路的幾個長段也被關閉。</p>
</div>

華盛頓州遭受洪水侵襲的城鎮正在為可能發生的堤壩失效做好準備