The surge of icy water shoved the debris of destroyed towns miles inland, killing most of those too old or too slow to scramble to higher ground (see article).

奔腾的冰冷海水推动这被摧毁村庄的残骸几英里，吞没了那些太老或者行动太慢的爬到高地的人们。

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The surge of icy water shoved the debris of destroyed towns miles inland, killing most of those too old or too slow to scramble to higher ground.

冰冷的海水涌向原本早已磨碎不堪的陆地，使其向内陆推移了几英里。 没有爬上高地的老人及行动过慢之人，大多命丧于此。

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He says the roofs have fallen off and the water and sanitation systems have been damaged or destroyed.

他说，监狱的屋顶被刮掉，上下水道系统受损或被摧毁。

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A storm destroyed his house in 2007, he says.And worse, storm surges have tainted the water supply with salt.

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But many of the necessary irrigation channels were themselves destroyed in the tsunami, while the water sources that feed them may also have been contaminated.

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