Civil Protection Warns of Heavy Rain in Catalonia
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Civil Protection is a government service in Spain. It helps people stay safe in emergencies.
Civil Protection has started a rain alert in Catalonia. This means heavy rain is coming soon.
The rain will be strong in Tarragona. Tarragona is an area in Catalonia.
Civil Protection will send an ES-Alert to five parts of Tarragona. An ES-Alert is a message that goes to phones. It warns people about danger.
The rain could be torrential. This means it falls very fast and very hard.
Catalonia has made its rain warnings stronger. The government wants people to be ready.
The heavy rain could start on Monday. It may continue into Tuesday.
Strong rain can cause floods. Floods happen when water covers streets and land.
People in Tarragona should watch the news for updates.
They should also follow safety advice from local officials.
Vocabulary15 words
- Civil Protection
- a government team that helps keep people safe
- rain alert
- a warning that heavy rain is coming
- ES-Alert
- a message sent to phones to warn of danger
- torrential
- very heavy and fast rain
- floods
- too much water on streets or land
- Catalonia
- a region in Spain
- Tarragona
- an area inside Catalonia
- comarcas
- small areas or districts in Catalonia
- emergency
- a sudden dangerous situation
- warning
- information that tells people about danger
- government
- the group that runs a country or region
- safety
- being free from danger
- chubascos
- sudden heavy rain showers
- officials
- people who work for the government
- alert level
- how serious a warning is
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1. Started a rain alert 2. To five areas of Tarragona 3. True
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Civil Protection has started a _____ in Catalonia.
This means heavy rain is coming _____.
The rain will be strong in _____.
Civil Protection will send an _____ to five parts of Tarragona.
It warns people about _____.
The rain could be _____.
Catalonia has made its rain warnings _____.
The heavy rain could start on _____.
Strong rain can cause _____.
People should watch the news for _____.
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