Heavy Rain and Floods in Ghana and Ivory Coast

迦納與象牙海岸發生暴雨與洪水


Introduction

Heavy rain caused floods and landslides in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Many people died and cities have big problems.

暴雨在迦納與象牙海岸引起洪水與山崩。許多人喪生,城市面臨嚴重問題。

Main Body

In Ivory Coast, rain started on Saturday. About 20 people died in Abidjan. Some people died under broken buildings.

在象牙海岸,週六開始下雨。阿比詹約有 20 人死亡。有些人被壓在崩塌的建築物下喪生。

In Ghana, it rained very hard on Monday. Accra had more rain than ever before. At least 12 people died there.

在迦納,週一降雨非常猛烈。阿克拉的雨量創下歷史新高。當地至少有 12 人死亡。

Water covered the main roads. The army and fire service helped people. They saved more than 400 people.

洪水淹沒了主幹道。軍隊與消防隊協助救援,共救出 400 多人。

President Mahama said the rain is bad because of the world's weather. He also said people built houses in the wrong places.

馬哈馬總統表示,暴雨是由於全球氣候因素引起。他還指出,部分民眾在不適宜的地點興建房屋。

Conclusion

The weather is still bad. The government is helping people and cleaning the cities.

天氣依然惡劣。政府正在協助民眾並清理城市。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ The 'Past Action' Pattern

Look at how we talk about things that already happened in the story. We often just add -ed to the word.

  • start → started
  • cover → covered
  • help → helped

Wait! Some words change completely:

  • die → died (follows the rule)
  • is → was (special change)
  • say → said (special change)

🌍 Describing 'How Many'

To show a large amount or a limit, use these simple tools:

  1. About (Not exact) \rightarrow About 20 people
  2. More than (Higher number) \rightarrow More than 400 people
  3. At least (The minimum number) \rightarrow At least 12 people

Vocabulary Learning

flood (n.)
A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
Example:The flood covered the main roads in the city.
landslide (n.)
When a large amount of earth and rocks fall down a mountain
Example:Heavy rain caused a landslide that blocked the road.
broken (adj.)
Something that is damaged or in pieces
Example:Some people were trapped under broken buildings.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government is helping people clean the cities.
Practice A2 words in a crossword