This is BBC World News the headlines.

这里是BBC世界新闻头条

President Trump has abandoned his attempt to add a question on citizenship to the U.S. census.

特朗普总统放弃了在美国人口普查中增加一个关于公民身份的问题的尝试

He now says he'll use an executive order to find out how many illegal immigrants are there.

他说将利用行政命令查清美国有多少非法移民

New Orleans is bracing for tropical storm Barry forecast to hit on Friday.

新奥尔良正在为预计于周五袭击的热带风暴巴里做准备

And residents in some low-lying areas have been asked to evacuate.

一些低洼地区的居民已被要求撤离

Millions of people in Chennai are struggling as the city runs out of water.

金奈的水资源正逐渐耗尽 数百万人在苦苦挣扎

A lack of monsoon rains last year which the city relies on is one of the causes.

去年该市缺少其赖以生存的季风雨 这是缺水原因之一