Tornado Hits French Village of Horgues
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A tornado hit the village of Horgues in France. Horgues is in the Hautes-Pyrénées area. The tornado caused a lot of damage.
A person from the village said the tornado was very local. This means it only hit a small place. One side of the village had big damage. The other side had no damage at all.
Near Toulouse, big storms also hit the area. There was a lot of lightning. Some streets became flooded with water.
One road was closed for several days because of the storm damage. Water even fell inside a restaurant like a small waterfall.
People took photos and videos of the storms. The images showed how strong the storms were.
Vocabulary15 words
- tornado
- a very strong wind that spins fast and can break things
- damage
- harm that breaks or hurts something
- local
- in one small place, not everywhere
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- lightning
- a bright light in the sky during a storm
- flooded
- covered with a lot of water
- restaurant
- a place where people eat food
- village
- a very small town
- area
- a part of a country or place
- closed
- not open; people cannot use it
- several
- more than two, but not many
- images
- pictures or photos
- strong
- having a lot of power
- hit
- to touch something with force
- region
- a big area of land
Quiz
Answer key
1. The village of Horgues 2. There was a lot of damage 3. True