Egypt Weather Agency Warns of Heavy Rain and Floods
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Egypt's weather office gave an urgent warning this week. It said a dangerous weather event will hit the country. The weather office is called the Meteorological Authority. It watches the sky and tells people about weather changes.
The warning is about rain and floods. Floods happen when a lot of water comes fast. The rain and floods will not be the same everywhere. Some places will get light rain. Other places will get very strong rain.
This bad weather will hit many governorates in Egypt. A governorate is like a state or region. The weather office did not name every place yet. It asked people to be careful.
The bad weather comes with the start of autumn. Autumn is the season after summer. Many countries get weather changes at this time. Egypt often gets storms in early autumn.
The Meteorological Authority asked people to watch for news updates. It said the weather can change fast. People should stay safe during the rain and floods.
Vocabulary5 words
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- Meteorological Authority
- the office that studies and reports weather
- floods
- too much water covering land fast
- governorates
- regions or areas of a country
- autumn
- the season between summer and winter
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1. The Meteorological Authority 2. — 3. False
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Egypt's weather office gave an urgent _____ this week. It said a dangerous weather event will hit the country. The weather office is called the Meteorological _____.
The warning is about rain and _____. Floods happen when a lot of water comes fast. The rain and floods will not be the _____ everywhere.
This bad weather will hit many _____ in Egypt. A governorate is like a state or region.
The bad weather comes with the start of _____. Autumn is the season after summer.
The Meteorological Authority asked people to watch for news _____. It said the weather can change fast.
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