Nepal Reports 300 Indians Missing After Floods
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Nepal's government says 300 Indians are missing. This news came after big floods.
A minister named Rajmohan gave more details. He talked about the sad event in Nepal.
The flood water came from a river. The river starts in Nepal. It flows into India.
Many people do not know where their family members are. This is a very hard time for them.
Officials in Nepal are checking the news. They want to find the missing people.
This event has made many people sad. People in both Nepal and India are worried.
Vocabulary15 words
- Indians
- people from India
- missing
- not found; nobody knows where they are
- floods
- too much water covering land
- flood
- too much water covering land
- river
- a long line of water that flows
- minister
- an important person who works for the government
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- officials
- people who work for the government
- event
- something that happens
- worried
- feeling scared about something bad
- details
- small facts about something
- sad
- feeling unhappy
- family
- people related to you, like mother or father
- hard time
- a difficult period
- checking
- looking at something carefully
Quiz
Answer key
1. 300 2. Floods 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Nepal's government says 300 _____ are missing. This news came after big _____.
A minister named _____ gave more details. He talked about the sad event in Nepal.
The flood water came from a _____. The river starts in Nepal. It flows into _____.
Many people do not know where their _____ members are. This is a very hard time for them.
Officials in Nepal are _____ the news. They want to find the _____ people.
This event has made many people _____. People in both Nepal and India are _____.