Storms Bring New Floods to Southwest Colorado; People Must Leave Homes
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Big storms are hitting southwestern Colorado again. The storms are bringing more historic flooding. Officials have given mandatory evacuation orders. This means people must leave their homes now.
The new flooding is happening in places like Pagosa Springs and the San Luis Valley. Many people there already had floods before. Now a new storm has come before they could finish fixing their homes.
People in the area must leave for their own safety. Floodwater can be very dangerous. It can rise fast and cover roads. Local leaders are telling people to move to higher ground.
This is the second time flooding has hit the area. Many residents feel tired and worried. They are waiting for the storm to stop so they can go home again.
Vocabulary15 words
- historic
- very big; not normal; happening rarely
- mandatory evacuation
- an order that people must leave a place
- floodwater
- water that covers land after heavy rain
- official
- a person who works for the government
- resident
- a person who lives in a place
- recovery
- getting better after a bad event
- storm
- bad weather with strong rain or wind
- region
- a large area of a country
- safety
- being away from danger
- order
- a strong instruction to do something
- valley
- low land between mountains
- higher ground
- land that is higher and safer from floods
- leave
- to go away from a place
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- flooding
- water covering land that is usually dry
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1. Leave their homes 2. It happened before they finished fixing their homes 3. False
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Big storms are hitting southwestern Colorado _____. The storms are bringing more _____ flooding. Officials have given _____ orders. This means people must _____ their homes now.
The new flooding is happening in places like Pagosa Springs and the San Luis _____. Many people there already had floods before. Now a new storm has come before they could finish fixing their _____.
People in the area must leave for their own _____. _____ can be very dangerous. It can rise fast and cover roads. Local leaders are telling people to move to _____ ground.
This is the second time flooding has hit the area. Many _____ feel tired and worried.
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