Floods Hit 7.85 Lakh People in Six Odisha Districts
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Big floods are hitting Odisha, a state in India. Water has affected 7.85 lakh people. Lakh is an Indian word for 100,000. So the number is about 785,000 people.
The floods are in six districts of Odisha. A district is a small area inside a state. Six districts now have flood water.
More rain is coming. A weather depression is moving to the north of Odisha. A depression is a weather system with low pressure. It can bring heavy rain.
Because of this, north districts are on edge. This means people there are worried. They think more floods can come soon.
Odisha's Chief Minister is a leader of the state. His name is Majhi. He went to see the flood areas.
He visited Jajpur and Bhadrak. These are two districts with bad floods. He wanted to see the problem and help people there.
Right now, more than 7.85 lakh people are affected in all of Odisha. The government is watching the weather closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- flood
- too much water covering land
- lakh
- an Indian word for 100,000
- district
- a small area inside a state
- depression
- a weather system that can bring rain
- edge
- feeling worried and ready for trouble
- Chief Minister
- the top leader of a state
- affected
- hurt or changed by something
- state
- a big part of a country, like India
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, and heat outside
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- visit
- to go and see a place or people
- north
- a direction, up on a map
- area
- a part of a place
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain
- leader
- a person who runs a group or place
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Answer key
1. 7.85 lakh 2. Six 3. Chief Minister Majhi
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Big floods are hitting Odisha, a state in India. Water has affected _____ people.
The floods are in six _____ of Odisha.
More rain is coming. A weather _____ is moving to the north of Odisha.
Because of this, north districts are on _____.
Odisha's Chief Minister is a leader of the state. His name is _____.
He visited Jajpur and _____. These are two districts with bad floods.
Right now, more than 7.85 lakh people are _____ in all of Odisha.
The government is watching the _____ closely.