Human Rights Council Visits Areas Hit by Wildfires in Algeria
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A group from the National Human Rights Council visited places hit by wildfires in Algeria.
They went to show solidarity with the people there.
The group said: "We came with a message... one people... one hand."
This means all Algerians support each other in hard times.
Officials are also counting farmers who lost things in the fires.
They have finished 98 percent of this count.
The fires happened recently and damaged farms and land.
The visit shows the government cares about the victims.
More help may come after the count is finished.
Vocabulary15 words
- delegation
- a small group sent to represent others
- National Human Rights Council
- a government group that watches over people's rights
- solidarity
- support and unity with other people
- wildfires
- big fires that burn forests or fields
- farmers
- people who grow food on land
- victims
- people hurt by a bad event
- count
- to check the number of something
- damaged
- hurt or broken
- officials
- people who work for the government
- message
- words sent to tell people something
- support
- to help someone
- recent
- happened not long ago
- government
- the group that runs a country
- areas
- parts of a place
- visit
- to go see a place or people
Quiz
Answer key
1. A delegation from the National Human Rights Council 2. 98 percent 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A group from the _____ visited places hit by wildfires in Algeria.
They went to show _____ with the people there.
The group said: "We came with a _____... one people... one hand."
Officials are also counting _____ who lost things in the fires.
They have finished _____ percent of this count.
The fires happened recently and _____ farms and land.
The visit shows the government cares about the _____.
More help may come after the _____ is finished.