Storm Charles Causes Landslides in Southern France
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A big storm called Charles has hit the south-east of France. It brought strong rain and wind to the Alpes-Maritimes area.
The storm caused many landslides. A landslide is when earth and rocks fall down a hill very fast.
The rain also caused a flood. A flood is when water covers land that is usually dry. Rivers rose very fast.
The storm damaged roads and houses in the area. People are checking the damage now.
Rescuers helped people during the flood. One rescue was very dangerous. Rescuers are people who help others in danger.
The storm hit the Alpes-Maritimes, a region near the sea in the south-east of France.
People in the area must be careful. More rain can bring more floods and landslides.
Vocabulary7 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- landslides
- when rocks and earth fall down a hill fast
- flood
- when water covers land that is normally dry
- damage
- harm done to something
- rescuers
- people who help others in danger
- rescue
- the act of saving someone from danger
- region
- a large area of a country
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1. Storm Charles 2. Water covering dry land 3. True
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A big _____ called Charles has hit the south-east of France. It brought strong rain and wind to the Alpes-Maritimes area.
The storm caused many _____. A landslide is when earth and rocks fall down a hill very fast.
The rain also caused a _____. A flood is when water covers land that is usually dry. Rivers rose very fast.
The storm damaged roads and houses in the area. People are checking the _____ now.
_____ helped people during the flood. One rescue was very dangerous. Rescuers are people who help others in danger.
The storm hit the Alpes-Maritimes, a _____ near the sea in the south-east of France.
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