Cyclone Causes Indian Railways to Cancel Over 60 Trains
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Indian Railways has cancelled many trains. The reason is Cyclone Arnab.
A cyclone is a very big storm with strong wind and rain. It can be dangerous for people and transport.
More than 60 trains are cancelled. Two important trains are the Godavari and the Garib Rath.
The trains travel in the Telugu states. These are Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Railway officials gave a notice to passengers. A notice is an important message for people.
They told people to be alert. Alert means ready and careful about danger.
Passengers must check their train before they travel. Some trains will not run today.
The cyclone can bring strong wind and heavy rain. This can be dangerous near railway tracks.
Railways often cancel trains in bad weather. This keeps passengers safe.
People should check the news for more train updates.
Vocabulary15 words
- Cyclone
- a very big storm with strong wind and rain
- notice
- an important message for people
- alert
- ready and careful about danger
- cancel
- to stop something from happening
- passenger
- a person who travels on a train or bus
- railway
- trains and train tracks
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- official
- a person who works for the government or a company
- danger
- something that can hurt people
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, or storm outside
- track
- the metal road a train runs on
- safe
- not in danger
- travel
- to go from one place to another
- important
- very needed or big
- update
- new information about something
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1. Because of a cyclone 2. More than 60 3. Godavari and Garib Rath
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Indian Railways has cancelled many _____. The reason is Cyclone Arnab.
A cyclone is a very big _____ with strong wind and rain.
More than _____ trains are cancelled.
Two important trains are the Godavari and the _____ Rath.
The trains travel in the Telugu _____.
Railway officials gave a _____ to passengers.
They told people to be _____ about danger.
Passengers must _____ their train before they travel.
The cyclone can bring strong wind and heavy _____.
Railways often cancel trains in bad _____.
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