一天内刮起67场龙卷风极端天气袭美致6人遇难_BEC初级作文

一天内刮起67场龙卷风极端天气袭美致6人遇难

11月17日，米歇尔·克鲁姆林出城办事，几个小时后她回到镇上却发现自己的家“消失”了。据美国有线电视资讯网报道，当天下午，极端天气遇袭美国中西部，克鲁姆林的居住地——伊利诺伊州华盛顿县——几乎被暴风扫平，其他几个临近城镇的情况也不容乐观。官方统计的数据显示，这场天灾在伊利诺伊州已造成6人死亡。

美国媒体播放的一段视频显示，一个威力巨大的强龙卷风在华盛顿县里肆虐，其所到之处，汽车乃至房屋都被卷起，随后化成碎片散落在地面。“我只能抓起女儿，拔脚就跑，”想起当时的可怕场景，一名幸存者还心有余悸。

美国国家气象局公布的数据显示，截至当晚10时15分，已在该州监测到至少67场龙卷风。

Severe weather erupted throughout the Midwest on Sunday afternoon, with tornadoes tearing through several cities and a storm forcing fans to evacuate the stands during an NFL game.

"It was complete destruction," said Anthony Khoury, who lives in Washington, Illinois. "There are people in the streets crying."

一天内刮起67场龙卷风极端天气袭美致6人遇难1

At least five people died in Illinois as a result of the severe storms, officials said.

In two communities, storms destroyed at least 70 homes, according to Jonathon Monken, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Rescuers were trying to reach people trapped in their basements, he said. One hospital in Peoria was treating 37 patients with injuries.