题目内容：

________________ about 200 people lost their lives in the flood.

优质解答

（It is reported that） about 200 people lost their lives in the flood.
据报道,在这次洪灾中约有200人丧生.

追问：

is需要改为was吗？

追答：

要看句子的时态。如果是说以前，就用was。