1.The death toll in the major earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14th has risen to 2,207, according to authorities on Sunday, as attacks on aid convoys have complicated efforts to bring relief to survivors.
aid convoy 援助车队
A United Nations aid convoy loaded with food and medicine finally got through to the besieged town.
一支载着食物和药物的联合国援助车队终于抵达了被围困的市镇
。2.Haitian authorities claim nearly 600,000 people were directly affected by the disaster and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
in urgent need of 急需
The law is in urgent need of reform.
这项法律急待修订
。
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