Bad Weather Causes Flooding and Damage in Tuscany
Bad weather hit Tuscany, Italy, on November 10.
The storm caused problems in an area called Versilia.
There was flooding in the town of Pietrasanta.
Water covered streets and other places.
The bad weather also caused damage to buildings and roads.
People in the area had many problems because of the storm.
A video showed the flooding in Pietrasanta.
News websites reported the storm and its effects.
The weather service gave an update about the storm later that day.
No other details were given about the damage.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather
- rain, wind, sun, and other things in the sky
- Versilia
- an area in Tuscany, Italy, near the sea
- flooding
- too much water covering land or streets
- Pietrasanta
- a small town in Versilia, Italy
- damage
- harm done to something, like a broken thing
- storm
- very bad weather with strong rain or wind
- Tuscany
- a region in Italy
- report
- to tell people about something in the news
- area
- a part of a place
- update
- new information about something
- effect
- a result of something that happens
- cover
- to be on top of something
- street
- a road in a town
- building
- a house, shop, or other structure
- news
- information about new events
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1. Versilia, Tuscany 2. Flooding 3. True
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Bad _____ hit Tuscany, Italy, on November 10.
The storm caused problems in an area called _____.
There was _____ in the town of Pietrasanta.
Water covered _____ and other places.
The bad weather also caused _____ to buildings and roads.
People in the area had many problems because of the _____.
A _____ showed the flooding in Pietrasanta.
News websites _____ the storm and its effects.
The weather service gave an _____ about the storm later that day.
No other details were given about the _____.
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