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Read the text and fill in the missing words.
• suffer
• difficulties
• hit
• disaster
• trapped
• ruined
FLOODS
Floods happen when there is more water in a river or lake than that body of water can handle. This extra water then spills out onto the land causing a 1) … .
The damaging effects of a flood can be great. Flood waters destroy everything in their path: buildings, bridges, roadways etc. Entire crops can be 2) … and people and animals can die from drowning.
Even after flood waters retreat, the problems can continue. Water can be dangerous to drink, people can get sick from diseases, and there can be food shortages. Economic 3) … can be felt for years. Those who stay have to spend a lot of money to rebuild their houses.
Fortunately, countries which 4) … from floods have found ways to control destructive flood waters by building huge mechanical barriers to protect them. Nothing, however, is a guarantee. In 2005, this system failed in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina 5) … . The storm caused more than 50 breaks in levees and resulted in 80% of New Orleans being flooded. In some areas the ground lay beneath 4.5 metres of water! Those not evacuated had to swim for their lives or remain 6) … on their rooftops!

Read the text again and mark the sentences below as T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.
1. After too much rain a lake or river may flood the surrounding area.
2. Crops are damaged by flood waters.
3. When flood waters retreat, life immediately goes back to normal.
4. Cities at risk of flooding have built levees to protect them.
5. The 2005 flood in New Orleans was caused by a tsunami.

Write questions to which the underlined parts are the answers.
1. After flooding water can be dangerous to drink.
2. There are often food shortages following a flood because crops have been destroyed.
3. After a flood, people living in the region can experience economic difficulties.
4. Levees are built to prevent a river from overflowing.

Match the words in bold to their meanings.
• go away
• manage
• huge
• left
• under
• lack of

Answer the questions.
1. Why are bridges unsafe after a flood?
2. How do levees protect cities from flooding?
3. How did Hurricane Katrina cause a flood?