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Heavy rains, typhoons, and hurricanes have led to serious flooding in places around the world. Deadly flooding has forced(迫使)hundreds of thousands of people to
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their homes across affected countries in Central and Western Africa, Central and Eastern Europe.
Central and Western Africa
Heavy rains have caused floods across several countries in Africa,
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Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Mali. The floods have killed over 1,000 people, destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, and forced nearly a million people to leave their homes.
Rain from a storm last week led to flooding in many areas of Nigeria. In Maiduguri, the water rose
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after a dam(水坝)broke. About 40% of the city is underwater.
Across the region, the floods have destroyed houses, roads, and farms, leaving many families without food or a place to
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. Governments and some groups are trying to help, but it's hard to reach all the affected areas. The United Nations warns that more flooding is likely in the coming months.
Central and Eastern Europe
Heavy rains and flooding following Storm Boris have caused serious problems in several countries in Central and Eastern Europe. At least 16 people have died, and more are
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. The most affected countries are the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary and Romania.
The flooding has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave
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homes. Rivers have overflowed, streets are underwater, and some neighbourhoods are completely flooded. In some places, dams have
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, and many homes don't have electricity or drinking water.
Governments are working hard to help people affected by the floods. They are getting people out of
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areas, and sending thousands of rescue workers to help.
Experts say that rivers may
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to rise for several days. This means the flooding could get worse before it gets better. Cities like Budapest in Hungary and Bratislava in Slovakia are
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for more flooding.
1. A. leave B. build
C. miss D. stay
2. A. except B. including
C. for D. toward
3. A. slowly B. quickly
C. hardly D. luckily
4. A. play B. camp
C. live D. fight
5. A. hopeful B. sad
C. missing D. excited
6. A. our B. their
C. your D. her
7. A. broken B. repaired
C. seen D. noticed
8. A. wide B. narrow
C. smooth D. dangerous
9. A. stop B. continue
C. wish D. follow
10. A. planning B. looking
C. searching D. preparing