在过去的12天里，200多场龙卷风席卷了美国

In the U.S., May is often peak time for tornado season. This year is no exception.

在美国，五月通常是龙卷风季节的高峰期，今年也不例外。

At least 225 tornadoes have been confirmed since May 17 throughout much of the U.S. in places like Missouri, Kansas and Ohio. With more than 400 tornado reports noted by the National Weather Service since then, those tallies are sure to grow, reports The Washington Post.

自5月17日以来，密苏里州、堪萨斯州和俄亥俄州等美国大部分地区已证实至少有225起龙卷风。据《华盛顿邮报》报道，美国国家气象局记录了400多份龙卷风报告，之后，数据肯定还会增加。

Let’s look at some of the devastation these storms have caused across the country.

看一下这些风暴在全国造成的一些破坏。

Family and neighbors work with first responders to free a horse from water, mud and a tangle of trees on May 29, 2019 in Linwood, Kansas. The horse's owner Javier Campos said he believes a tornado picked the horse up and carried it nearly three football fields away from their barn, which was destroyed in the storm.

2019年5月29日，在堪萨斯州林伍德，一家人和其邻居与第一反应人员一起将一匹马从水、泥浆和树木中解救出来。这匹马的主人哈维尔·坎波斯说，他认为是龙卷风把马卷了起来，把它带到离谷仓近三个足球场远的地方，谷仓也被暴风破坏了。

A truck rests upside-down on the remains of an auto repair shop in Jefferson City, Missouri, after a tornado roared through the area on May 23. A series of powerful tornadoes killed several people in southwestern Missouri and caused extensive damage in the state capital.

5月23日，龙卷风席卷美国密苏里州杰斐逊市，一辆卡车倒挂在一家汽车修理店的废墟上。密苏里州西南部一系列强龙卷风造成数人死亡，并对该州首府造成大面积破坏。

A man surveys the damage on his home after a tornado touched down on May 28 in Trotwood, Ohio, near Dayton.

5月28日，一场龙卷风袭击了俄亥俄州代顿附近的特拉伍德，一名男子正在调查房屋受损情况。

Cars sit mangled outside a motel on May 26 in El Reno, Oklahoma, after a tornado barreled through. At least two people were killed in this Oklahoma City suburb after a tornado destroyed much of the motel, a trailer park and a car dealership.

5月26日，俄克拉何马州埃尔里诺市的一家汽车旅馆外，龙卷风呼啸而过，汽车被撞得支离破碎。龙卷风摧毁了俄克拉何马城郊区的大部分汽车旅馆、一个拖车停车场和一家汽车经销店，造成至少两人死亡。

Tornadoes ripped through Dayton, Ohio, on May 28, tearing off the room of this classroom.

5月28日，龙卷风席卷了俄亥俄州的代顿，摧毁了这间教室。