Name: 死亡人數達到 137 人，得克薩斯州立法者調查山洪暴發 | REUTERS (Texas lawmakers investigate flash floods as death toll hits 137 | REUTERS)
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Texas state lawmakers met for a special session on Wednesday to address for the first time deadly flash floods that killed at least 137 people there earlier this month.

德克薩斯州立法者週三召開特別會議，首次討論本月早些時候造成至少 137 人死亡的致命山洪災害。

That is after many people expressed concern about vacancies at National Weather Service offices due to staffing cuts under President Donald Trump.

此前，許多人對唐納德-特朗普總統裁員導致國家氣象局辦公室職位空缺表示擔憂。

State Senator Lois Kohlkost is a member of the Joint Senate House Committee investigating the preparation for and response to the flooding.

州參議員 Lois Kohlkost 是參眾兩院聯合委員會的成員，該委員會負責調查洪災的準備和應對工作。

What went right, what went wrong and I think that moreover and you hear it is were the warning systems in place, were they heated when they were looking at this anomaly of this tropical storm, how it could interact with a low pressure cell and the timelines were very important to me and so you know I think we're gonna have to look at how we coordinate that better and really saying this is a serious warning, you must get out, seek higher ground.

什麼是正確的，什麼是錯誤的，我認為更重要的是，你聽到的是預警系統是否到位，當他們看到這個熱帶風暴的異常現象時，他們是否被加熱了，它如何與低壓單元相互作用，時間線對我來說非常重要，所以你知道，我認為我們必須看看我們如何更好地協調，並真正說這是一個嚴重的警告，你必須離開，尋找更高的地方。

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on social media the death toll from the July 4th flash flooding ticked up to 137, ranking it as one of the deadliest U.S. flood events in decades.

得克薩斯州州長格雷格-阿博特（Greg Abbott）在社交媒體上說，7 月 4 日山洪暴發造成的死亡人數已升至 137 人，成為美國幾十年來死亡人數最多的洪災之一。

The high death toll has raised questions about the lack of flash flood warning sirens and hardest hit Kerr County.

高死亡人數引發了人們對缺乏山洪警報和重災區克爾縣的質疑。

Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, was the first person lawmakers called to testify on Wednesday.

德克薩斯州應急管理司司長尼姆-基德（Nim Kidd）是立法者們在週三傳喚的第一個作證人。

He described the vast state's emergency response system as fragmented, with each of the state's hundreds of counties responsible for ordering evacuations.

他描述說，該州龐大的應急系統支離破碎，全州數百個縣各自負責下令疏散。

Such an order was not given in the hardest hit areas earlier this month.

本月早些時候，重災區並沒有下達這樣的命令。

Kidd told lawmakers that to improve preparation for natural disasters, he needed better in-house radar systems, better communication systems to warn local leaders and residents, and more resources for evacuations or to assist residents who shelter in place.

基德告訴立法者，為了更好地應對自然災害，他需要更好的內部雷達系統、更好的通信系統來向地方上司和居民發出警報，以及更多的資源用於疏散或幫助就地避難的居民。

The legislative committee investigating the floods will next meet in one week in Kerr County.

調查洪災的立法委員會將於一週後在克爾縣召開下一次會議。

The committee will write a report to be forwarded to the full Texas Senate and House to inform possible legislation.

委員會將撰寫一份報告，提交給德克薩斯州參眾兩院全體成員，為可能的立法提供參考。