Heavy Rain and Floods Put Southern France on Orange Alert
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Heavy rain is falling in the south of France. Five departments are in the south-east. They go from Hérault to Var. The weather service put them in orange alert.
Orange alert means the weather can be dangerous. It warns people about rain and floods. A flood happens when water covers the land.
On Tuesday, October 20, another department also got the orange alert. This was Ardèche. The alert is for rain and floods there too.
Now eight departments in south France have warnings. The warnings are about the risk of floods. People in these areas must be careful.
Weather workers watch the rain every day. They tell people when it is dangerous. This helps people stay safe from floods.
Vocabulary3 words
- department
- a part of a country, like a region
- orange alert
- a warning that something can be dangerous soon
- floods
- too much water covering the land
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1. Five 2. Dangerous rain and floods 3. Ardèche
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Heavy rain is falling in the south of _____. Five departments are in the south-east. They go from Hérault to _____. The weather service put them in orange _____.
Orange alert means the weather can be _____. It warns people about rain and floods. A flood happens when water covers the _____.
On Tuesday, October 20, another department also got the orange alert. This was _____. The alert is for rain and floods there too.
Now eight departments in south France have _____. The warnings are about the risk of floods. People in these areas must be _____.
Weather workers watch the rain every day. They tell people when it is dangerous. This helps people stay _____ from floods.
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