見ていた記事メモ（2022-07-16）

　6月下旬、中国の洪水の記事。

BBC Hundreds of thousands evacuated as floods ravage southern China 22 Jun 2022 By Zubaidah Abdul Jalil

「Hundreds of thousands of people in China have been evacuated in several southern and eastern provinces after unrelenting rains caused floods and triggered landslides.

Two provinces upgraded flood warnings on Tuesday as rivers overflowed and floodwater levels broke a 50-year high.」

「In contrast, many areas in the north of the country are experiencing unusually high temperatures, but the rain is forecast to hit there next.」

BBC China floods: Nearly 2 million displaced in Shanxi province 22 Jun 2021

　ロシアからの金塊の輸入禁止。

BBC Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold 26 Jun 2022

「The UK, US, Canada and Japan will ban imports of Russian gold in an effort to hit Moscow's ability to fund the war in Ukraine.

The UK PM said the move would "strike at the heart of Putin's war machine".」

　生活費が急騰。

BBC Cost of living: People cut back on food shopping as price rises bite 24 Jun 2022 By Michael Race

「Households are cutting back on food shopping as the rising cost of living bites into budgets.

Nearly half of adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said they had bought less food in the past fortnight due to higher prices.」

「It found that sales in supermarkets dropped 1.5% in May, with a 2.2% fall in specialist shops such as butchers and bakers.」

　スーパーマーケットの売り上げは1.5%減。肉屋やパン屋の類の専門店は2.2％の減。

「In a BBC-commissioned survey of more than 4,000 people, 82% said they thought their wages should increase to match the rising price of goods and services.」

　賃金の大幅な引き上げが必要な状況だけれど、…上げられるもんならもう上げとるわい、というのも正直な気持ちだろうなあ…。