The authority says nearly half a million displaced persons are housed in relief camps as the floods have damaged over a million homes.

该局表示，由于洪水导致 100 多万所房屋受损，近 50 万流离失所者被安置在救济营中。

Scientists hope that the data collected by these citizens can help sharpen the ability to forecast exactly when and where damaging floods will occur.

科学家们希望这些市民收集的数据能够帮助提高对破坏性洪水何时何地发生的准确预测能力。

Ms. Fenn, a tattoo artist, had so recently repaired the flood damage from Hurricane Matthew that she still had drywall boards lying on her floor when her family was forced to flee Florence's rising waters.

芬恩小姐是一名纹身师，最近刚刚修整了她被飓风马修带来的洪水破坏的家，当她的家人被迫逃离佛罗伦萨不断上涨的洪水时，她堆在地上的墙板都还没来得及装。