Heavy Monsoon Rain Traps Workers in Tunnel, Floods Ghats in India
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Heavy rain is falling in many parts of India.
In Chamoli, a place in Uttarakhand, water filled a tunnel. 18 workers are stuck inside.
In Kashi (also called Varanasi), the ghats are under water. People must wait for hours to do funerals.
Weather experts gave a big alert. They say 15 states will get very heavy rain soon.
Strong winds may blow at 70 speed. This can be dangerous for people outside.
The India Meteorological Department, called IMD, gives weather news every day.
Many states will get rain. These states include UP, MP, and Delhi.
This heavy rain season is called the monsoon. It happens every year in India.
People in these areas must be careful. Floods and strong winds can hurt people.
Workers are trying to help the trapped men in the tunnel.
Vocabulary7 words
- tunnel
- a long hole under the ground for people to travel through
- ghats
- steps by a river where people go for religious things
- funerals
- a service held after someone dies
- alert
- a warning about danger
- winds
- moving air
- IMD
- the group that gives weather news in India
- monsoon
- the season with very heavy rain in India
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1. 18 2. They were flooded with water 3. 15
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Heavy rain is falling in many parts of _____.
In Chamoli, a place in Uttarakhand, water filled a _____.
18 _____ are stuck inside.
In Kashi, the _____ are under water.
People must wait for _____ to do funerals.
Weather experts gave a big _____.
They say 15 states will get very heavy _____ soon.
Strong winds may blow at 70 _____.
The India Meteorological Department, called _____, gives weather news every day.
This heavy rain season is called the _____.
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