阿博特启动德州更多洪水应急资源：水上救援队与直升机待命支援地方
德克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）11月6日宣布，他已指示德州应急管理局（TDEM）调动更多州级应急响应资源，应对预计本周末影响该州的降雨和洪灾。
阿博特说：「德克萨斯州已准备好应对南德州和西德州的强降雨与山洪威胁。我已指示德州应急管理局调动更多州级应急响应资源，支持地方官员、帮助保护德州民众。我敦促所有德州人保持天气警觉，关注本地预报，避开被淹道路，并听从州和地方官员的指引。」
据美国国家气象局预报，南德州和西德州将从今晚开始迎来多轮雷暴，持续到下周初；主要威胁是可能引发山洪的强降雨，里奥格兰德河谷、德州边境地区和海岸弯地区风险尤其高。
按州长指示，可支援地方响应行动的州级资源包括：德克萨斯农工工程推广服务局的第一和第三特遣队，派出激流与洪水救援船队和高底盘车辆协助洪水救援；德州应急管理局派出地区人员支援全州部署的资源；德州交通部人员监测道路与交通状况；德州公园与野生动物部派出狩猎监督员、救援船队和带绞车能力的直升机协助水上救援；德州公共安全部派出公路巡警、带绞车能力的直升机和战术海事队；德州州卫生服务部的德州紧急医疗特遣队派出由医护人员、救护车和全地形车组成的恶劣天气支援包；德克萨斯农工农业生活推广服务局派出灾害评估与恢复人员和县级推广人员，支援农业与牲畜需求；德州公用事业委员会监测停电情况并与公用事业公司协调；德州铁路委员会监测全州天然气供应并与油气行业沟通；德州环境质量委员会负责空气、水和废水监测。
州府提醒居民保持天气警觉，制定应急计划，备好应急物资包，并遵循地方官员的指示；居民可通过 TexasReady.gov 查看风暴安全提示，在 DriveTexas.org 查询路况，在 TexasFlood.org 获取洪水信息。
（来源：德克萨斯州州长办公室）
Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources Ahead of Flood Threat in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on November 6 that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize additional state emergency response resources in anticipation of rain and flooding expected to impact the state this weekend.
"The State of Texas is prepared to respond to the threat of heavy rainfall and flash floods across South and West Texas," said Governor Abbott. "I directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to mobilize additional state emergency response resources to support local officials and help protect Texans. I urge all Texans to remain weather-aware, monitor local forecasts, avoid flooded roadways, and heed guidance from state and local officials."
According to the National Weather Service, multiple rounds of thunderstorms in South and West Texas are anticipated to begin later tonight and last through the early part of next week. Primary threats include heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Border and the Coastal Bend regions.
At the governor's direction, state resources available to support local response operations include: Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Task Force 1 and Task Force 3 swiftwater and floodwater rescue boat squads and high-profile vehicles; TDEM regional personnel; Texas Department of Transportation personnel monitoring roadway conditions; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability; Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, helicopters with hoist capability and the Tactical Marine Unit; the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force's severe weather support packages of medics, ambulances and all-terrain vehicles; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service disaster assessment and recovery agents; the Public Utility Commission of Texas monitoring power outages; the Railroad Commission of Texas monitoring the state's natural gas supply; and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality monitoring air, water and wastewater.
Texans are urged to remain weather aware, make an emergency plan, pack an emergency supply kit and follow directions from local officials. Storm safety tips are at TexasReady.gov, road conditions at DriveTexas.org, and flood information at TexasFlood.org.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Texas)
来源：德克萨斯州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：德克萨斯州国民警卫队士兵在休斯顿洪灾中背起一名居民转移（2017年哈维飓风期间资料图）。德克萨斯州国民警卫队照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Texas National Guard soldiers carry a resident through floodwaters in Houston during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 (file photo). Texas National Guard photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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