罕見大雪咆哮南非運輸

罕見大雪咆哮南非運輸
Rare heavy snow snarls S.African transport
Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:20pm GMT
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JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (Reuters) - An unusually heavy snowfall that blanketed large parts of South Africa snarled transport on Tuesday, halting trains and leaving thousands of motorists stranded after highways closed.
新華社約翰內斯堡7月26日（路透社） - 週二一場不尋常的大雪覆蓋大部分的南非地區及咆哮運輸、停駛火車和導致數千駕駛者滯留在關閉的高速公路。
The winter storm also brought high winds that played havoc with shipping and delayed air transport. The military dispatched a helicopter to pluck crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the east coast.
冬季風暴也帶來強風，肆虐航運和延遲航空運輸。軍方派出直升機將船員從東海岸外海擱淺的貨輪上救回。
Parts of South Africa usually receive a dusting about once or twice a year but the storm that hit large parts of the eastern half of the country on Monday and Tuesday dumped up to 60 cms (2 feet) in some areas.

"Snow is not unheard of but it is usually not this extreme," said national weather service forecaster Karl Loots.

Transport authorities shut sections of major highways, including a heavily traveled route between Johannesburg and the main east coast city of Durban.

Snow is expected to fall in many parts of the country on Wednesday. The commercial centre of Johannesburg has avoided it.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Giles Elgood)

http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFL6E7IQ0XU20110726