ChinesePod News (March 08, 2019)<br /><br />Afghanistan’s worst floods in seven years have affected eight provinces and destroyed thousands of homes. The floods have added to devastation from ongoing violence as well as 11 months of severe drought. The United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan has called upon the European Commission to increase aid to the conflict-ridden nation.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/2uHLpGWD57s<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />洪水灾害: flood disaster<br />席卷: to sweep across; to engulf<br />摧毁: to destroy<br />流离失所: to become displaced<br />颠沛流离: to wander in desperation<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
