Spain's Aemet Issues New Rain Warning for Alicante
Aemet is Spain's weather agency. On Tuesday, Aemet gave a new rain warning for Alicante.
Aemet said the weather is still bad. They said: 'The weather situation is still adverse.'
The orange alert is active again. An orange alert means the weather can be dangerous.
The city of Alicante closed its parks. This is because of the strong rain.
The regional government is called the Generalitat. It put ten towns under confinement.
These ten towns are in an area called Marina Baixa. People there must stay inside their homes.
The confinement is because of the heavy rain. The government wants people to be safe.
Aemet says the bad weather will continue. People must be careful and follow the warnings.
Vocabulary10 words
- warning
- a message that tells people about danger
- adverse
- bad; not good; difficult
- alert
- a signal that tells people to be careful
- parks
- green places in a city where people walk and play
- Generalitat
- the regional government in this part of Spain
- confinement
- when people must stay inside and not go out
- region
- a big area of a country
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain
- dangerous
- not safe; can hurt people
- weather agency
- a group that studies and reports the weather
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1. Gave a new rain warning for Alicante 2. Closed its parks 3. True
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Aemet is Spain's weather agency. On Tuesday, Aemet gave a new rain _____ for Alicante.
Aemet said the weather is still bad. They said: 'The weather situation is still _____.'
The orange _____ is active again. An orange alert means the weather can be dangerous.
The city of Alicante closed its _____. This is because of the strong rain.
The regional government is called the _____. It put ten towns under _____.
These ten towns are in an area called Marina Baixa. People there must stay inside their homes.
The confinement is because of the heavy rain. The government wants people to be _____.
Aemet says the bad weather will continue. People must be careful and follow the _____.
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