اِنْهِيَارُ جُزْءٍ مِنْ نَهْرٍ جَلِيدِيٍّ يُسَبِّبُ فَيْضَانَاتٍ خَطِيرَةً بَيْنَ نِيبَالَ وَالتِّبْتِ
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فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمِ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، ٢٦ أَغُسْطُسَ، اِنْهَارَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ نَهْرٍ جَلِيدِيٍّ فِي جِبَالِ الهِيمَالَايَا قُرْبَ الحُدُودِ بَيْنَ نِيبَالَ وَمِنْطَقَةِ التِّبْتِ الصِّينِيَّةِ. فَدَخَلَتْ كُتَلٌ مِنَ الجَلِيدِ وَالصُّخُورِ إِلَى نَهْرٍ، وَسَبَّبَتْ فَيْضَانَاتٍ مُفَاجِئَةً فِي الوُدْيَانِ وَالبَلَدَاتِ القَرِيبَةِ.
وَقَالَتْ رُويْتِرْزُ إِنَّ نَحْوَ ١٥٠٠ شَخْصٍ لا يَزالُونَ مَفْقُودِينَ فِي نِيبَالَ وَالتِّبْتِ، وَإِنَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ٧٠٠ٍ مِنْهُمْ أَجَانِبُ. وَتَجَاوَزَ عَدَدُ الوَفَيَاتِ ١٦٠ شَخْصًا، وَقَدْ يَرْتَفِعُ مَعَ اسْتِمْرارِ البَحْثِ.
وَجَرَفَتِ المِيَاهُ وَالطِّينُ بُيُوتًا وَطُرُقًا وَجُسُورًا وَمَشْرُوعاتٍ لِلطَّاقَةِ. كَما اِنْقَطَعَتِ الطُّرُقُ عَنْ بَعْضِ البَلَدَاتِ وَالوُدْيَانِ، وَوَجَدَ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ السُّكَّانِ وَالزُّوَّارِ أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِلا طَرِيقٍ لِلْخُرُوجِ.
وَفِي البِدَايَةِ، رَبَطَتْ تَقَارِيرُ أَوَّلِيَّةٌ الحَادِثَ بِهَزَّةٍ أَرْضِيَّةٍ. لٰكِنَّ هَيْئَةَ المَسْحِ الجِيولُوجِيِّ الأَمْرِيكِيَّةِ قَالَتْ إِنَّ الإِشَارَةَ الزِّلْزَالِيَّةَ نَتَجَتْ عَنِ الاِنْهِيَارِ نَفْسِهِ، وَلَيْسَ عَنْ زِلْزالٍ. وَتَسْتَخْدِمُ فِرَقُ الإِنْقاذِ المِرْوَحِيَّاتِ لِلبَحْثِ عَنِ النَّاجِينَ وَإِيصالِ الغِذاءِ وَالخِيَامِ إِلَى المَناطِقِ المَعْزُولَةِ.
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Glacier Collapse Causes Deadly Floods Between Nepal and Tibet
On the morning of Wednesday, August 26, part of a glacier collapsed in the Himalayas near the border between Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Masses of ice and rock entered a river and caused sudden floods in nearby valleys and towns.
Reuters said that about 1,500 people are still missing in Nepal and Tibet, and that more than 700 of them are foreigners. The death toll has passed 160 people and may rise as the search continues.
Water and mud swept away homes, roads, bridges, and energy projects. Roads to some towns and valleys were also cut off, leaving many residents and visitors without a way to leave.
At first, early reports connected the incident to an earthquake. However, the U.S. Geological Survey said that the seismic signal resulted from the collapse itself, not from an earthquake. Rescue teams are using helicopters to look for survivors and deliver food and tents to isolated areas.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِنْهَارَ | verb | to collapse |
| نَهْرٌ جَلِيدِيٌّ | noun phrase | glacier |
| كُتَلٌ | noun | masses |
| فَيْضَانَاتٌ | noun | floods |
| وُدْيَانٌ | noun | valleys |
| مَفْقُودُونَ | adjective | missing people |
| جَرَفَتْ | verb | swept away |
| هَزَّةٌ أَرْضِيَّةٌ | noun phrase | earthquake tremor |
| إِشَارَةٌ زِلْزَالِيَّةٌ | noun phrase | seismic signal |
| المِرْوَحِيَّاتُ | noun | helicopters |
| مَعْزُولَةٌ | adjective | isolated |
Sources
- AFP: Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know
- Reuters, published by Investing.com: Rescuers seek nearly 1,500 still missing in Nepal and China after flash flood
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