飓风梅丽莎加强为4级,对牙买加和海地构成严重威胁
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飓风梅丽莎加强为4级,对牙买加和海地构成严重威胁

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飓风梅丽莎已增强为4级风暴,有可能达到5级,威胁牙买加和海地发生灾难性洪水和山体滑坡。

飓风梅丽莎已加强为4级风暴,最大持续风速达到每小时140英里,预计在接近牙买加时可能达到5级。国家飓风中心警告牙买加和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛南部(包括海地和多米尼加共和国)将面临威胁生命的突发洪水和山体滑坡。

牙买加已发布飓风警告,而海地从与多米尼加共和国的东部边界至太子港则发布了飓风观察警告。风暴目前以每小时5英里的缓慢速度移动,预计将带来持续强降雨,预报显示牙买加和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛南部部分地区降雨量将达15至30英寸,局部地区甚至可能达到40英寸。

牙买加气象局局长埃文·汤普森强调了形势的严峻性,他表示:“风暴几乎不移动,却持续倾泻降雨。这是我们必须警惕的重大挑战。”

牙买加当局已启动紧急应对措施,包括关闭金斯敦国际机场、准备650多个避难所,并优先保障关键设施的供水。居民也被提醒注意因洪水可能导致的野生动物(如鳄鱼)迁移。

海地已有至少3人因山体滑坡和倒树死亡,多米尼加共和国报告1人死亡。国家飓风中心称,海地西南部可能发生的突发洪水和山体滑坡具有灾难性和威胁生命的风险。

古巴东部、巴哈马东南部及特克斯和凯科斯群岛被建议密切关注飓风梅丽莎,预计未来几天风暴将影响这些地区。美国海军已下令撤离古巴关塔那摩湾基地的非必要人员和家属,预计周二至周三将出现飓风天气。

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NPR

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