Orange Alert for Heavy Rain in Chhattisgarh and Odisha
The weather office has given an orange alert for Chhattisgarh and Odisha. This means heavy rain will fall there soon. People should be careful.
In Delhi-NCR, it rained a lot on Sunday morning. People called it a 'rainy Sunday'. Water filled the streets in many areas. This is called waterlogging.
The India Meteorological Department, or IMD, gave a big weather update. It said 17 states will get heavy rain soon. This rain will come within 8 hours.
The IMD also said wind will blow very fast. The wind speed will be 65 kilometres per hour. Fast wind and heavy rain can be dangerous.
People in these states should stay safe. They should check the weather news every day. The IMD will keep giving new updates about the rain.
Vocabulary5 words
- orange alert
- a warning that something bad, like heavy rain, will happen soon
- rainy Sunday
- a Sunday with a lot of rain
- waterlogging
- when water covers streets or land because of heavy rain
- IMD
- the government office in India that tells people about weather
- meteorological
- about weather and the sky
Quiz
Answer key
1. Chhattisgarh and Odisha 2. It rained heavily 3. 17
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The weather office has given an _____ for Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
This means _____ rain will fall there soon.
In Delhi-NCR, it rained a lot on _____ morning.
Water filled the streets in many areas. This is called _____.
The India Meteorological Department, or _____, gave a big weather update.
It said _____ states will get heavy rain soon.
This rain will come within _____ hours.
The IMD also said wind will blow very _____.
The wind speed will be _____ kilometres per hour.
People in these states should stay _____.