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A storm swept through two villages in New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen
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(house). Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to
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(leave) them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs(屋顶). One person was killed, several were
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(bad) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people were hurt too. Over two hundred people were
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(home) after the storm.
A farmer, Mr Tan, said that
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storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. "I
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(eat) with my wife and children when the storm came," he said. "A few minutes later, our house fell down. We tried our best
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(climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back and found him, safe but scared."
Mrs Wu said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside
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once with her children. "There was no time to take anything," she said. "A few minutes later, the roof
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(come) down."
Soldiers(士兵们) helped to take people to the safe place and brought them food, clothes
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water.
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