North Korea Releases Dam Water into South Without Warning

朝鲜未经警告向南韩泄洪

North Korea released water from a dam near its border with South Korea Wednesday morning without warning.

周三早晨朝鲜在未提出警告下将其与南韩边界的一个大坝泄洪。

No major injuries or damage have been reported from Wednesday’s opening of the Hwanggang Dam. South Korea moved residents along the Imjin River to higher ground. Officials are worried about flooding in areas already hit with heavy rain.

目前还没有因周三的黄岗大坝泄洪而导致人员大量受伤或是财产损失的报告。南韩将临津江沿岸居民转移到了水平较高的地方。官方担忧这些地区的洪水会带来暴雨。

South Korea said it does not believe that North Korea would take part in a “flooding attack.” But dam openings have taken place in the past.

南韩称其不相信朝鲜会采取“洪水袭击”的策略。但是开放大坝这种事以前也发生过。

In 2009, North Korea released water from the dam without warning. That incident killed six South Koreans who were camping downstream.

2009年朝鲜就在未经警告下从大坝泄洪。那次事故造成了6个在下游宿营的韩国人死亡。

After that incident, North Korea agreed to tell South Korea before releasing water from the dam. But South Korea’s news agency said the North also opened the dam’s floodgates two times in May without warning.

那次事故后，朝鲜同意在大坝泄洪前告知韩国。但是韩国新闻局称5月份朝鲜仍然在未经警告下两次开放大坝水闸。

No injuries were reported in either incident.

那两次事故中没有人员伤亡报告。

I’m Anne Ball.

安妮·鲍尔报道。

North Korea Releases Dam Water into South Without Warning

North Korea released water from a dam near its border with South Korea Wednesday morning without warning.

No major injuries or damage have been reported from Wednesday’s opening of the Hwanggang Dam. South Korea moved residents along the Imjin River to higher ground. Officials are worried about flooding in areas already hit with heavy rain.

South Korea said it does not believe that North Korea would take part in a “flooding attack.” But dam openings have taken place in the past.

In 2009, North Korea released water from the dam without warning. That incident killed six South Koreans who were camping downstream.

After that incident, North Korea agreed to tell South Korea before releasing water from the dam. But South Korea’s news agency said the North also opened the dam’s floodgates two times in May without warning.

No injuries were reported in either incident.

I’m Anne Ball.

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Words in This Story

downstream – adv. in the direction in which a stream or river flows

floodgate – n. a gate for controlling the flow of water from a lake or river