Deep Depression to Hit Coast Near Puri on Wednesday, Heavy Rain Warning for South Bengal
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There is a big storm system over the sea. It is called a depression. The depression is moving closer to land.
Weather experts say it will reach the coast on Wednesday. The coast is near a city called Puri.
The storm is getting stronger. Now it is a deep depression. This means the winds are more powerful.
Six areas in South Bengal will get very heavy rain. Kolkata is one of the places that will get rain too.
The heavy rain will last for four days. People are told to be careful during this time.
Experts say the storm could cause a lot of damage on land. They are watching it closely.
Vocabulary7 words
- depression
- a weather system with low pressure and strong wind
- coast
- the land next to the sea
- deep depression
- a stronger kind of storm system
- landfall
- when a storm moves from the sea onto land
- warning
- telling people about danger before it happens
- district
- a smaller area inside a bigger region
- forecast
- what experts think will happen with weather
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1. A deep depression 2. Wednesday 3. Six
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There is a big storm system over the sea. It is called a _____. The depression is moving closer to land.
Weather experts say it will reach the _____ on Wednesday. The coast is near a city called Puri.
The storm is getting stronger. Now it is a _____. This means the winds are more powerful.
Six _____ in South Bengal will get very heavy rain. Kolkata is one of the places that will get rain too.
The heavy rain will last for _____ days. People are told to be careful during this time.
Experts say the storm could cause a lot of damage on land. They are watching it _____.
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