Heavy Rain and Storms Hit Southeast France
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Bad weather is hitting the southeast of France. There is heavy rain and strong storms. The bad weather will stay until Thursday morning.
Four departments in the south are on orange alert. This means people must be careful. The weather can be dangerous.
There is strong rain and very strong wind. There is also a risk of tornado. A tornado is a very strong, turning wind.
There is also a risk of flooding. Flooding happens when there is too much water in a place. Rivers can become very full.
People in the south must take care today. They should listen to weather news. They should stay safe from storms and floods.
Vocabulary15 words
- orange alert
- a warning that something bad may happen soon
- wind
- air that moves fast
- tornado
- a very strong, turning wind storm
- flooding
- too much water covering land
- storm
- very bad weather with rain and wind
- department
- a part of a country, like a region
- risk
- a chance that something bad can happen
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling
- southeast
- the direction between south and east
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- safe
- not in danger
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, etc. outside
- river
- a long line of water that flows
- care
- being careful and watching for danger
- news
- information about what is happening
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1. The southeast of France 2. Four 3. Thursday morning
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Bad weather is hitting the _____ of France.
There is heavy rain and strong _____.
The bad weather will stay until _____ morning.
Four _____ in the south are on orange alert.
This means people must be _____.
There is strong rain and very strong _____.
There is also a risk of _____. A tornado is a very strong, turning wind.
There is also a risk of _____.
Flooding happens when there is too much water in a place.
People in the south must take _____ today.
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