Vocabulary 2a Disasters

The ... earthquake destroyed many houses in the area.

• courageous

• devastating

• partial

• evacuation

The tsunami ... away many houses.

• swept

• forced

• struggled

• shaked

Scientists recorded a series of ... after the strong quake.

• foreshocks

• aftershocks

• warning

• debris

The cart was ... with the family's possessions.

• washed

• swept

• loaded

• struggled

The police officer only had a .... description of the missing boy.

• devastating

• inland

• courageous

• partial

Local ... issued a warning that many highways are unsafe to travel on.

• debris

• authorities

• epicentre

• pylons

The wave ... across the ocean and hit the coast.

• floated

• rolled

• closed

• swept

An earthquake ... the coast of Chile yesterday.

• struck

• slammed

• rolled

• loaded

Closer to the epicentre, buildings collapsed, roads and railways were ... apart.

• ripped

• shake

• rolled

• loaded

... workers tried to pull survivors out of the rubble.

• Relief

• Authorities

• Technician

• Evacuation