9月11日，网传视频称广东省茂名市彭村湖附近，一鳄鱼养殖场70余条鳄鱼出逃。
Residents in Pengcun village in Maoming, Guangdong province, are being urged to limit their time outdoors after dozens of crocodiles escaped from a local farm amid recent flooding.
crocodile [ˈkrɑːkədaɪl] n. 鳄鱼
网传视频截图
视频画面显示，洪水冲上路面，路面指示牌显示前往茂名方向，水中被圈出几处红圈。视频配文称：接通知，彭村塘环湖路旁出现鳄鱼，为附近养殖场逃出的鳄鱼，请村民代表通知附近村民远离水面，禁止下水捕鱼，有特殊情况及时汇报。
Video footage circulating online shows several crocodiles by a road sign near a submerged road.
The crocodiles managed to escape the farm on Monday after serious flooding caused a nearby lake to overflow in the wake of Typhoon Haikui, which has brought damage to areas in southern China.
Typhoon Haikui 台风海葵
记者到彭村附近经过村民指引到达长久坡村委会北界罗村，看到农田已经被淹没，周边水浸处已经设置警戒线。记者看到，该区域还有多个养殖场和广东省重点龙头企业。
有村民告诉记者，他此前看到过附近养殖场的鳄鱼，至少有200斤大小。
现场有当地民兵表示，目前有鳄鱼在深水处，出于安全要求，这些流出的鳄鱼即将被击毙。已经有多个部门相关人员在现场驻守，保障居民安全。
Authorities are trying to reassure villagers by assembling local militias to round up the crocodiles with permission to shoot on sight if necessary.
记者致电茂名市应急管理局，接线的工作人员向记者表示，确有鳄鱼出逃，截至目前暂无人员伤亡，应急管理局正在作出处置，但不便透露更多细节。
记者从茂南区应急管理局获悉，已提醒附近居民要注意安全，不要外出。“目前正在控制，不过跑出的鳄鱼数量有点多。”工作人员告诉记者，根据统计的数量，跑出的成年鳄鱼有69条，幼年鳄鱼有6条，目前都在彭村塘的湖中。目前茂南区、应急管理局、公安和消防部门领导都在现场处置。
It's thought that 69 adult crocodiles, weighing over 100 kilograms each, and six hatchlings, are on the loose in the village, in nearby lakes and waterways, and residents have been told to avoid fishing until the majority of the escapees have been accounted for.
No casualties have been reported so far, but the situation has raised great concern among locals, according to a report from news outlet Nanfang Plus on Tuesday.
hatchling [ˈhætʃlɪŋ] n. 刚出壳的雏鸟(或小动物) escapee [ɪˌskeɪˈpiː] n. 逃亡者；脱逃的动物
On Tuesday, Shangyou News quoted an official from Maoming's rural affairs authorities as saying that some crocodiles have been caught and some have been shot or electrocuted, while the rest are still being hunted.
Authorities have said the crocodiles pose a serious threat to public safety at this time and encouraged anyone who encounters one to immediately seek police help.
Crocodiles are bred and farmed in China for their skin, and their meat is often used in traditional Chinese medicine preparations.
记者：郑彩雄
来源：北京日报综合南方+ 红星新闻 海报新闻 文中图片除标注外均由苏韵桦 拍摄
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