Fuel Leak Spreads Along River Taff in Wales
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A fuel leak has spread along the River Taff in Wales. The leak now covers more than two miles of the river.
Public Health Wales is a group that looks after people's health. It has given advice to people who live near the river.
The group says people should shut their doors and windows. This is because of the bad smell from the fuel.
Fuel is a liquid like oil or petrol. It can hurt the environment when it gets into rivers.
A strong smell from fuel can also be bad for people to breathe. This is why health officials gave this warning.
It is not clear yet how the fuel got into the river. People are waiting for more information.
Vocabulary15 words
- fuel
- a liquid used to make engines work, like petrol or oil
- leak
- when a liquid escapes from somewhere by accident
- Public Health Wales
- a group that helps keep people in Wales healthy and safe
- environment
- the air, water, and land around us
- advice
- words that tell someone what to do
- residents
- people who live in a place
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- smell
- something you notice with your nose
- officials
- people who work for a government or public group
- river
- a long line of water that flows across land
- health
- how well your body is
- doors
- things you open and close to enter a room
- windows
- glass parts of a building that let in light
- near
- close to something
- clear
- easy to understand
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1. A fuel leak spread along it 2. Shut their doors and windows 3. More than two miles
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A _____ leak has spread along the River Taff in Wales. The leak now covers more than two miles of the river.
Public Health Wales is a group that looks after people's _____. It has given advice to people who live near the river.
The group says people should shut their _____ and windows. This is because of the bad _____ from the fuel.
Fuel is a liquid like oil or petrol. It can hurt the _____ when it gets into rivers.
A strong smell from fuel can also be bad for people to _____. This is why health officials gave this warning.
It is not clear yet how the fuel got into the _____. People are waiting for more information.
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