Storm Adam Brings Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Italy
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A big storm called Adam is hitting Italy. It is bringing heavy rain and strong winds. The bad weather will stay until Sunday.
In the city of Latina, there is flooding. Water is in the streets and in areas outside the city too. More heavy rain is coming soon.
Trains between Rome and Naples have stopped. A landslide happened on the train line. The bad weather caused the landslide. People cannot use this train line now.
Vocabulary4 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- winds
- moving air, sometimes very strong
- flooding
- too much water covering streets or land
- landslide
- when earth or rocks fall down suddenly
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1. Heavy rain and strong winds 2. Flooding 3. A landslide from the bad weather
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A big _____ called Adam is hitting Italy.
It is bringing heavy rain and strong _____.
The bad weather will stay until _____.
In the city of Latina, there is _____.
Water is in the _____ and in areas outside the city too.
Trains between Rome and Naples have _____.
A _____ happened on the train line.
The bad weather caused the _____.
People cannot use this train line _____.
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