Huge Storm Hits Spain's Mediterranean Coast
A big storm hit Spain this weekend. It brought very heavy rain to the Mediterranean Sea area.
Spain's emergency services said the storm dropped 600 litres of rain on every square metre. This happened in just one hour.
This is three times more rain than the old record. The old record was in a town called TurÃs on October 29.
The storm hit the Valencia region very hard. It caused floods in many places.
There were almost 100 incidents. Fifteen regions in Spain got a storm warning on Saturday.
Spain's weather agency, Aemet, gave red warnings for Tarragona and Castellón. A red warning means very big danger.
Later, Aemet removed these red warnings. This happened after the rain passed its highest point.
People in Spain are following the news about the storm. Many areas are still cleaning up after the heavy rain.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- emergency services
- teams of people who help when something bad happens
- record
- the biggest or best result ever
- floods
- too much water covering the land
- incidents
- small problems or events that happen
- Aemet
- Spain's national weather agency
- red warning
- a message that means very big danger
- region
- a part of a country
- litre
- a unit used to measure water
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- weather agency
- a group that studies and reports the weather
- danger
- a chance of harm
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling
- clean up
- to remove mess after a problem
- warning
- a message that tells people about danger
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Answer key
1. 600 litres per square metre 2. It was three times smaller 3. True
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A big _____ hit Spain this weekend. It brought very heavy rain to the Mediterranean Sea area.
Spain's emergency services said the storm dropped 600 litres of rain on every _____ metre.
This is three times more rain than the old _____. The old record was in a town called TurÃs.
The storm hit the _____ region very hard. It caused floods in many places.
There were almost 100 _____. Fifteen regions in Spain got a storm warning on Saturday.
Spain's weather agency, _____, gave red warnings for Tarragona and Castellón.
Later, Aemet removed these red _____. This happened after the rain passed its highest point.
Many areas are still cleaning up after the heavy _____.
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