Natural Disasters and Accidents: A Comprehensive Guide

Air Crash

1. Air crash: An accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed.

1. American Airlines had an air crash, but nobody survived.

1. In the second world War, many soldiers died in air crashes.

Drought

1. Drought: A long period of time during which no rain falls.

1. Drought in Africa has been a problem for years.

1. The OMS told us drought is the second cause of death in Africa.

Flood

1. Flood: A large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry.

1. The flood destroyed the city.

1. The flood blocked the sewers.

Storm

1. Storm: Very bad weather with a lot of rain or snow and strong wind.

1. The storm in London continued for all days.

1. The storm caused a flood in Guayaquil.

Wildfire

1. Wildfire: A fire that is burning strongly and out of control in the countryside.

1. The wildfire in Australia killed many animals.

1. The wildfire was caused by humans that were smoking in the forest.

Lightning Strike

1. Lightning strike: A lightning strike or lightning bolt is an electric discharge between the atmosphere and an object.

1. The lightning strikes caused a wildfire in Quito.

1. The lightning strikes can kill humans.

Injured

1. Injured: Hurt or physically harmed.

1. Neymar injured his leg when he was playing football.

1. The soldier was injured in the war.

Crashed

1. Crashed: Collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

1. The crash caused the death of all passengers.

1. In F1, some vehicles crashed with the protective barrier.

Survive

1. Survive: To continue living or exist, especially after coming close to dying.

1. Bear Grylls survived eating worms in the Amazon region.

1. The scouts know how to survive in the forest.

Starvation

1. Starvation: The state of having no food for a long period, often causing death.

1. The Africans have starvation every day because they hardly ever eat.

1. The poor people have starvation because they do not have money to buy food.

Power Cuts

1. Power cuts: An interruption in the supply of electricity.

1. I couldn't cook for the power outages.

1. The power cuts damaged my computer.

Water Shortages

1. Water shortages: Water shortages caused the death of plants.

1. Water shortages are a big problem in Africa.

Homeless

1. Homeless: Without a home.

1. Cesar Milan was homeless when he was a child.

1. The homeless are the most pleasant.

Alive

1. Alive: Living, not dead.

1. My grandma is alive after she having a heart problem.

1. The soldier is alive after the war.

Dead

1. Dead: Not now alive.

1. The zombies are dead.

Grave

1. Grave: A place in the ground where a dead body is buried.

1. The grave of Bandell Powell is in Africa.

1. The grave of Juan Leon is near the Pio X high school.

Rescue

1. Rescue: To save someone or something from a dangerous situation.

1. Firefighters rescued the little kitten.

1. The police rescued the hostage.

Be Blown Away

1. Be blown away: Is to be admired by something good or bad.

1. I'm blown away for winning the lottery.

1. I'm blown away for being alive.

Send Up

1. Send up: An act of making someone or something seem stupid by copying him, her, or it in a funny way.

1. I need to send up her present.

1. I have got to send up the letter.

Send Down

1. Send down: To suspend or expel from a place.

1. We send down some students to another school.

1. They are sent down from the university.

Be Cut Off

1. Be cut off: Act of cutting something or someone.

1. In France, thieves had their heads cut off.

1. When I was a child, my colleague cut off my finger.

Be Swept Away

1. Be swept away: To destroy or remove completely.

1. Lenin Moreno needs to be swept away for being unjust.

Turn Out

1. Turn out: To happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one.

1. I turned out never scored a goal until today.

1. My pizza turned out delicious for everybody.