广西一动物园被淹，员工冒险锁死猛兽区

据第一现场报道，7月7日，广西贵港一村民在村内发现一只斑马。经当地动物园确认，这是园内走失的怀孕斑马。据悉，受台风强降雨侵袭，贵港动物园水位一度暴涨至三米多深，导致园内两只斑马被洪水冲走，目前仅寻回这一只。

A pregnant zebra has been found after floods swept through a zoo in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. This comes at a time when severe flooding across Guangxi has caused heavy losses to wildlife and livestock.

The zebra was discovered by a villager on Tuesday after being washed away by floodwaters.

动物园工作人员接受采访时透露，整个动物园几乎被洪水吞噬，工作人员险些被淹，最终由武警官兵成功救出。目前，园内草食动物已全部被冲散，多只下落不明，部分猛兽不幸溺亡。

“洪水到来前，我们把猛兽区的笼门给锁死了。洪水过后，有20多种上百只动物被冲走，猛兽虽被锁在笼内未出逃，3只狮子却因此死掉。”7月8日下午，贵港动物园负责人殷飞飞告诉红星新闻，“我们不能在洪水到来时再给国家添乱，让猛兽跑出去伤人。”

Zoo staff said floodwaters nearly submerged the entire park, with employees needing to be rescued by the armed police. More than 100 animals from over 20 species were swept away, while three lions drowned after keepers locked their enclosures to prevent dangerous animals from escaping.

贵港动物园由民营企业——贵港市湖美百兽动物园管理有限公司运营，殷飞飞是该公司法定代表人。7月8日，殷飞飞向红星新闻介绍，此次被洪水冲走的上百只动物中，只找回1只梅花鹿。“包括基建损毁、动物被冲走或死掉的在内，这次洪水带来的损失预计有400多万元。”殷飞飞说。

有养殖场1.6万头猪被冲走

据上游新闻报道，7月6日，广西横州市六蓝水库因持续强降雨导致坝体出现约50米缺口，洪水倾泻下游，导致横州市校椅镇、云表镇、马岭镇‌等多个村镇被淹。

7月7日下午，记者抵达此次受灾较为严重的云表镇旭堂村。在一处地势较高的楼房外面，谢先生正在为附近的村民准备午餐。

谢先生是本村人，拥有一家养殖场和木材厂。他告诉记者，在4日收到台风“美莎克”即将过境的消息后，他就立即组织工人做好防洪措施，转移设备、挖好排洪沟、垒沙袋等。

“但谁也没想到六蓝水库会溃坝。”谢先生称，6日上午10点半左右，洪水很快涌向农田，吞没厂房，“我们赶紧叫工人撤离到高处，什么都不要了，安全第一。”

谢先生告诉记者，他的木材厂几乎被全部冲毁，养殖场的1万6千头猪也被悉数冲走，“损失5千多万，庆幸是工人们都安全。”

In Hengzhou, a breach in a reservoir dam sent floodwaters into several towns. A local farmer said his timber mill was almost completely destroyed and all 16,000 pigs on his farm were washed away, causing losses of more than 50 million yuan.

“洪水导致村庄断水断电，很多人家里没法做饭。我们这个房子因为地势高没有被淹，所以7日一早就筹划着做些饭给受灾的群众吃，路过的民工也可以在这里吃。”

Despite the devastation, the farmer said all of his workers were safe. With many residents left without water or electricity, he began preparing free meals for affected villagers.

谈及受灾损失，谢先生坦言：“来不及伤心，目前我们共渡难关。”

来源：中国新闻网综合第一现场、红星新闻、上游新闻等

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