Fishers, Indiana Declares Disaster Emergency After Historic Flooding
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The city of Fishers, Indiana, has declared a local disaster emergency after historic flooding hit the area. The declaration allows the city to access more resources for recovery.
Officials also launched a hotline for residents whose homes or property were affected by the flooding. The hotline gives people a direct way to ask for help and report damage.
Fishers is not the only place struggling with severe weather. Across Indiana, storms have caused widespread flooding and other problems this week.
In Chicago, the weather has also caused disruption. The city's Air and Water Show was delayed on Saturday because of poor conditions. Meanwhile, in Gary, Indiana, a NIPSCO truck working to repair a power outage was hit by gunfire, though it is unclear if anyone was hurt.
More storms are expected across the region on Sunday, adding to concerns for people already dealing with flood damage.
Because of the scale of the flooding, federal relief is on its way to Indiana. This means the national government will provide extra support to help communities recover from the storms.
Local leaders say the situation remains serious, and residents are being urged to stay alert as more severe weather approaches. The disaster declaration and hotline are meant to make sure impacted residents get quick access to help and information during the recovery process.
Vocabulary10 words
- disaster emergency
- an official statement that a situation is very serious and needs urgent help
- historic
- very unusual or extreme; happening rarely
- hotline
- a special phone line set up for a specific problem
- NIPSCO
- a power company that provides electricity in northern Indiana
- outage
- a period when power or electricity is not working
- gunfire
- shots fired from a gun
- federal relief
- financial or practical help given by the national government
- severe weather
- dangerous or extreme weather conditions
- impacted residents
- people living in an area who are directly affected by a problem
- widespread
- happening in many places at the same time
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1. Declared a local disaster emergency and opened a hotline 2. A repair truck was hit by gunfire 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The city of Fishers, Indiana, has declared a local _____ after _____ flooding hit the area. The declaration allows the city to access more resources for recovery.
Officials also launched a _____ for residents whose homes or property were affected by the flooding.
Fishers is not the only place struggling with _____ weather. Across Indiana, storms have caused _____ flooding and other problems this week.
In Gary, Indiana, a _____ truck working to repair a power _____ was hit by _____, though it is unclear if anyone was hurt.
Because of the scale of the flooding, _____ is on its way to Indiana.
The disaster declaration and hotline are meant to make sure _____ get quick access to help and information during the recovery process.
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