塞尔维亚需要帮助修复洪灾损失

　　OBRENOVAC, Serbia, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Serbia needs help to repair the consequences of the catastrophic floods, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said after touring town of Obrenovac with ambassadors of several dozen countries.
After water started to decline in Obrenovac, the most heavily flooded town in the catastrophe¹ that hit Serbia, representatives of about 70 embassies have toured with Dacic on May 19 across the flooded streets.
Among the diplomats² that drove on top of police vehicles in Obrenovac, some 30 km southwest of Belgrade, were the head of the EU delegation³ to Serbia Michael Davenport, U.S. ambassador Michael Kirby, Chinese ambassador Zhang Wanxue, ambassador of Germany Heinz Wilhelm as well as many others.
After taking a tour over the flooded city with huge lakes that still cover courtyards and cars turned upside down, Dacic told journalists that he brought ambassadors there to show them the catastrophic flood, and discuss how their countries can help repair the damages.
"Serbia expects two kinds of help. One is assistance in rescuing people, but the current situation shows that this kind of help is less and less needed. On the other hand we expect help in future days and weeks to repair all this that has been damaged," said Dacic, who is also the deputy PM of Serbia.
Dacic thanked all countries that sent help to evacuated⁴ people, mentioning that the latest announcements of upcoming humanitarian⁵ aid came from Italy and Azerbaijan.
"Help is sent from across the globe -- from the Russia to EU, USA and many other countries," Dacic said, adding that Serbia actively⁶ negotiates to obtain help from the EU Solidarity⁷ Fund.
The head of the EU delegation Michael Davenport promised that the "EU and its member states will be with Serbia in this hard moment."
American ambassador Michael Kirby said that the tour across the flooded Obrenovac helped them to see what can be done to help repair the damages.
"All of us are getting here a better view of what we can do in following days, weeks and months to put the people here in Obrenovac and other parts of Serbia back on their feet," Michael Kirby said.
However, moments after ambassadors left Obrenovac, a new "urgent and total" evacuation was ordered as several damps on the Sava River near the town started to leak water, bringing a new flood wave.
According the police data, more than 25,000 people were evacuated from their homes since the emergency state was declared in Serbia on May 15, of which 7,800 come from the city of Obrenovac, where at least 13 people lost their lives in the flood.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

2 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4 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。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

7 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。