這兩次鋪天蓋地的颶風災害給美國帶來巨大損失：

截至4日，美國得克薩斯州公布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，“哈維”颶風已致60多人死亡。據(jù)得州州長估計，重建費用可能高達1800億美元。

Officials now blame at least 60 deaths on Harvey, the storm that dumped several feet of rain on southeast Texas in a matter of days. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested the cost of recovery could be as much as $180 billion.

美國氣象預測網(wǎng)站AccuWeather在一份報告中稱，颶風“哈維”和“艾爾瑪”造成的整體損失恐將高達2900億美元，相當于美國國內生產總值（GDP）的1.5%。

A study by the US forecaster AccuWeather put the joint cost of Irma and Harvey (which hit Texas last month) at almost $290bn (￡220bn). That's 1.5% of the country's annual GDP.

▌災難當前，救援為先

9月1日，美國總統(tǒng)特朗普要求國會緊急撥款79億美元來幫助在“哈維”颶風災害中遭受大風和洪水破壞的得克薩斯州和路易斯安那州進行災后重建工作。

President Donald Trump has asked Congress for a $7.9 billion down payment toward Harvey relief and recovery efforts on September 1st.

8日，美國眾議院通過參議院的提案，為哈維颶風的受害者提供152億美元的緊急救援資金，提高債務上限，并在12月中旬為政府提供資金。

The House of Representatives voted Friday morning to pass the Senate’s proposal to provide $15.2 billion in emergency relief funding for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, raise the debt ceiling, and fund the government through mid-December.

而艾爾瑪橫掃加勒比海地區(qū)后，皇家加勒比郵輪有限公司和挪威郵輪公司向加勒比海地區(qū)派遣船只以幫助撤離滯留的游客，并將急需的物資運送到受颶風嚴重破壞的島嶼。

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. are sending some of their empty ships to the Caribbean to help evacuate stranded tourists and bring much-needed supplies to islands severely damaged by Hurricane Irma.

除了官方救援，民間也利用社交媒體開展緊急自救。

我?guī)е鴥蓚€孩子，水已經(jīng)快要將我們淹沒，請求救援。

#休斯頓水災#有沒有人能救救我的侄女，她的公寓被淹了，耳朵又聽不見。