Bad Weather Hits Tuscany, Region on Orange Alert
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Bad weather hit Tuscany, a region in Italy.
There were thousands of lightning strikes in the night.
Strong wind broke many trees.
The trees fell on roads and other places.
The government made an orange alert. This alert is until 6pm.
An orange alert means the weather is dangerous.
More storms will come soon.
About six thousand homes lost power. This is called a blackout.
In the town of Grosseto, wind took the roof off a house.
In another place, a tree fell on tram power lines.
The tram is a type of train in the city.
People took many photos of the damage.
Vocabulary10 words
- lightning
- a bright light in the sky during a storm
- orange alert
- a warning that says be careful, danger is coming
- blackout
- when there is no electricity
- tram
- a train that moves on streets in a city
- storm
- very bad weather with rain and strong wind
- region
- a big area of a country
- roof
- the top part of a house
- damage
- harm or breaking of things
- wind
- moving air, sometimes very strong
- power lines
- wires that carry electricity
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1. Tuscany, Italy 2. Wind took the roof off a house 3. About 6,000
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Bad weather hit _____, a region in Italy.
There were thousands of _____ strikes in the night.
Strong wind broke many _____.
The government made an _____ alert. This alert is until 6pm.
More _____ will come soon.
About six thousand homes lost power. This is called a _____.
In the town of Grosseto, wind took the _____ off a house.
In another place, a tree fell on _____ power lines.
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