Heavy Rain Triggers Flood Alert in Catalonia
The government of Catalonia sent out an emergency alert again today.
The alert warned people about very heavy rain. This rain is called torrential rain.
The town of Granollers had flooding in the streets.
The bad weather also caused problems for transport. Trains and roads had delays.
Experts said it was not a 'mini-hurricane'. It was a mesoscale convective system with a spinning motion.
The government said there is a risk of more floods.
They activated an emergency plan to keep people safe.
ES-Alert sends a loud message to phones. It tells people about danger near them.
People in Catalonia need to be careful. More rain can come at any time.
Vocabulary7 words
- alert
- a message that warns people about danger
- torrential rain
- very heavy rain that falls fast
- flooding
- when water covers land that is usually dry
- transport
- ways to move people, like trains or buses
- mesoscale convective system
- a large group of storms that can bring heavy rain
- risk
- the chance that something bad will happen
- emergency
- a sudden, dangerous event that needs fast action
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1. The ES-Alert emergency system 2. Granollers 3. No
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The government of Catalonia sent out an emergency _____ again today.
The alert warned people about very heavy rain. This rain is called _____.
The town of Granollers had _____ in the streets.
The bad weather also caused problems for _____. Trains and roads had delays.
Experts said it was not a 'mini-hurricane'. It was a _____ with a spinning motion.
The government said there is a _____ of more floods.
They activated an _____ plan to keep people safe.
ES-Alert sends a loud message to phones. It tells people about danger near them.
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