This region actually was suffering a prolonged drought, but it's under red alert, meaning it's the highest-level warning or state of emergency for life threatening weather events.

这个地区实际上遭受了长期的干旱，但它处于红色警戒状态，这是对危及生命的天气事件的最高级别警告或紧急状态。

This region actually was suffering a prolonged drought, but it's under red alert, that meaning it's the highest-level warning or state of emergency for life threatening weather events.

该地区实际上过去遭受着长期干旱，但现在却处于洪水红色预警状态，红色预警指的是对危及生命的天气事件发出的最高级别预警或紧急状态。