Thunderstorms, hail hit SW China

 　　GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday.

　　Ten counties have been hit by the storms since 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to statistics from the provincial¹ department of civil affairs.

　　Local governments have evacuated² a total of 1,675 people in the wake of floods triggered by the heavy rains.

　　According to preliminary estimates, 601 hectares of farmland and over 1,000 homes have been affected³ by the storms.

　　The National Meteorological Center on Wednesday issued a blue alert for widespread rainstorms that are expected to sweep through the country's southern regions.

　　Some parts of Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous⁴ region will see heavy rains or rainstorms in the coming hours until 2 p.m. Thursday.

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。