Heavy Rains Flood Roads in Gujarat, Cars Submerged in Bharuch
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Dark clouds covered the sky over Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Heavy rain fell across the state. In Bharuch, eight cars went under water. The rain caused waterlogging on many roads. Traffic stopped moving because of the water.
The IMD gave a red alert for eight districts in Gujarat. A red alert means the rain is very dangerous. People must be careful and stay safe.
The rain was very heavy in 200 talukas. A taluka is a small area inside a district. People say 'it rains gold' when rain helps farms grow. Kaprada taluka got 3.35 inches of rain. This was one of the highest amounts in the state.
Local people took photos of the flooded streets. The photos showed cars stuck in deep water. Many roads were hard to use. People had to wait for the water to go down.
Vocabulary15 words
- clouds
- grey or white things in the sky that bring rain
- waterlogging
- when water covers roads and land
- IMD
- the government group that tells us about weather
- red alert
- a strong warning that something is very dangerous
- talukas
- small areas inside a bigger district
- submerged
- fully covered by water
- district
- a large area with many towns
- standstill
- when something stops moving completely
- flooded
- covered with too much water
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling fast
- state
- a big part of a country, like Gujarat
- traffic
- cars and vehicles moving on roads
- inches
- a way to measure how much rain fell
- warning
- words that tell people to be careful
- photos
- pictures taken with a camera
Quiz
Answer key
1. They were submerged in water 2. A red alert 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Dark _____ covered the sky over Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
In Bharuch, eight cars went under _____.
The rain caused _____ on many roads.
Traffic stopped moving because of the _____.
The IMD gave a _____ alert for eight districts.
A red alert means the rain is very _____.
The rain was very heavy in 200 _____.
Kaprada taluka got 3.35 _____ of rain.
Local people took _____ of the flooded streets.
Many roads were hard to _____.