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6 Natural disasters

1 Vocabulary  Read and match the sentences with the pictures. Listen and check your
answers. Then try to guess the meaning of the words in bold.

1 The ire broke out this morning and the
ire ighters are still trying to put it out.

2 Last Wednesday many buildings collapsed
because of the earthquake. The earth was
a b
shaking for a whole minute.
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3 The whole area was covered by water because of
the lood but luckily no one drowned.

4 It was the worst tsunami of the last ifty years.
The huge wave caused serious damage in the
village! c d
5 The strong winds and heavy storms destroyed
lots of houses. Many people were trapped and
others were left homeless. This was a category
two hurricane.

6 All the people were asked to evacuate the hotel e f
after it was struck by lightning.

2 Read  A. Look at the title of the text and the picture. What do you think Cindy is?

Listen read and check your answers.

WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE
CINDY hits Tydestowe

esterday our neighbouring town, Tydestowe, was hit by one
Yof the strongest hurricanes of the last twenty years. Cindy
has caused major damage already, leaving people homeless and
injured and it’s only the start of the hurricane season.
People were asked to evacuate the town a couple of days ago but
most of them decided to stay and protect their homes. The towns
south of Tydestowe were struck first. Cindy, a category three
hurricane, brought strong winds, heavy storms and rain which
quickly moved on to Tydestowe.

The local authorities weren’t able to unblock the drainage
system in time and as a result the town flooded. Lots of families
are still trapped in their homes, and the rescue teams are trying
to save them. Luckily no one has drowned. Unfortunately, two
people were killed when the roof of their house collapsed and
hundreds have been injured by falling trees.

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