The governor of the US state of Hawaii has issued an emergency proclamation to mobilise resources to deal with the threat posed by the eruption of the Mount Kilauea volcano. David Ige said he'd also activated the national guard to support county emergency response teams. 1,700 residents have been evacuated on the main island of Hawaii. One resident, Steven Clapper, said this was the worst eruption in many years. We could hear the lava exploding right from the house. And so, you know, is the house gonna still be there when we go back over there? My neighbour came running over and said what's that awful noise? And he said I never heard a noise like that and he's been here for 40 years.
美国夏威夷州州长发布紧急公告,发起动员来应对基拉韦厄火山爆发威胁。该州州长大卫•伊艺称他已调用国民警卫队,支持当地应急反应部队。一千七百名居民已从夏威夷主岛撤离。当地居民史蒂文•克拉珀称这是多年来最严重的一次火山爆发。我们可以听到岩浆在我们的房子周围爆发,那么你说当我们回去之后我们的房子还会在那里吗?我的邻居跑过来,他说那可怕的声音是什么?他说我从未听到过这么可怕的声音,而他在这里已经居住了40年。
Electoral watchdog groups in Malaysia have accused the governing coalition of multiple counts of electoral fraud ahead of next week's national vote in which the governing Barisan Nasional coalition could face its toughest challenge in decades. More from our Asia-Pacific editor Celia Hatton. The coalition for clean and fair elections has been busy issuing daily reports detailing electoral fraud allegations. The latest, ten ruling party politicians accused of handing out money while campaigning. The list includes the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak who visited a state corporation and promised 125 dollars to each of the 60,000 employees. A joint study by two electoral reform groups also found significant problems with the voters list including more than two million people registered with no address. Malaysia's long-time governing coalition dismissed the reports and accused the watchdog groups of working for the opposition.
马来西亚选举监察团队指控其联合政府多次选举舞弊,马来西亚在下周即将举行全国大选,执政党“国民阵线”将面临数十年来的最大挑战。更多消息由本台亚太编辑西莉亚•哈顿报道,旨在实现透明,公平选举的监察组织近日异常忙碌,他们每天发布报告,揭露选举舞弊的细节。根据其最近揭露的消息,十名执政党官员涉嫌选举期间贿赂选民。其中包括马来西亚首相纳吉布•拉扎克,他曾视察过一家国有企业,并向六万名员工保证每人可获得125美元。两支选举改革团队的联合调查也发现了严重问题,选民名单中有二百多万人未注册地址。马来西亚长期执政的联合政府否认了此报告,并指控该监察团队为反对派工作。
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