导读:中国中部湖北省武汉市遭连续强降雨袭击，星期六，一处院墙坍塌致8人遇难。
Eight people died on Saturday after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain in Wuhan City, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, according to local authorities.
据当地政府报道，中国中部湖北省武汉市遭连续强降雨袭击，星期六，一处院墙坍塌致8人遇难。
The accident occurred at around 8:20 a.m. when a 15-meter section of the wall at a company in Jiangxia District toppled, according to a statement from the district’s publicity office.
据江夏区宣传办发布的声明，事故发生在上午8：20左右，江夏某公司门口一堵约15米长的围墙突然垮塌。
Eight people walking near the wall, which stood more than two meters high, were buried by the debris and found dead after being pulled out by rescuers.
这堵墙有2米多高，靠近围墙行走的8人立即被掩埋，当救援人员赶到时，8人已无生命体征。
A rainstorm has battered Wuhan since Friday night. From 8 p.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Saturday, precipitation in Jiangxia District reached 263 millimeters.
星期五晚上，特大暴雨袭击武汉。从周五晚上8点到周六早上8点，江夏区的降水量达到了263毫米。
The rainfall caused waterlogging and seriously disrupted traffic, as some lakes in Wuhan cannot contain the additional rainwater.
降雨引起了渍水并严重破坏了道路交通，武汉的一些湖泊无法容纳过量的雨水。
In the city proper, traffic was cut off on 45 roads, while only large vehicles can pass 12 roads.
在市区，45条道路的交通中断，仅有12条道路能通过大型车辆。
Water also inundated part of an expressway leading to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, prompting traffic controls to allow only public buses to transport people in and out of the airport.
雨水还淹没了通往天河国际机场的部分高速路段，使得交通管制部门仅允许公交车运输旅客。
In Jiangxia, dozens of residential communities saw waterlogging and more than 300 residents have been relocated.
在江夏，数十个小区严重渍水，300余名居民被疏散。
At around 10:40 a.m., an entrance to a tunnel that stretches beneath Wuhan’s Donghu Lake was blocked by landslide debris, disrupting traffic in both directions.
星期六上午10：40左右，武汉东湖隧道一入口发生山体滑坡，双向交通受阻。
On Saturday morning, the city’s meteorological observatory issued a red alert, the highest level, for heavy rain.
星期六上午，武汉市气象台发布了暴雨红色预警，这是降雨的最高级别警报。
