Heavy Rain and Damage in Maharashtra and Haryana

馬哈拉施特拉邦與哈里亞納邦暴雨導致損毀

Jul 6, 2026, 12:22
IndiaSociety

Introduction

Heavy rain caused many deaths and broke roads and trains in Maharashtra and Haryana.

馬哈拉施特拉邦與哈里亞納邦的暴雨導致多人死亡，道路與鐵路受損。

Main Body

It rained very hard in Mumbai and Pune. Some houses fell down and people died. Three people are missing in the mud. Two children died in a river.

孟買和浦那降下強降雨。部分房屋倒塌導致人員死亡。泥濘中有三人失蹤。兩名兒童在河中溺斃。

Trains and cars stopped. A landslide blocked the trains from Mumbai to Pune. The government closed the big roads. Some people say the new road is bad and broke easily.

火車與車輛停駛。一場山崩阻斷了從孟買到浦那的鐵路。政府關閉了主要道路。有人表示新路品質不佳，極易損壞。

Schools closed. Many people worked from home. In Gurugram, the water did not go away because the drains are bad. People are angry at the city workers.

學校停課。許多人居家辦公。在古魯格拉姆，由於排水系統不良，積水無法消退。市民對市政府員工感到憤怒。

Conclusion

The weather is still bad. Rescue teams are helping people now.

天氣依然惡劣。救援隊目前正在協助民眾。

Vocabulary Learning

🌧️ The 'Action-Result' Pattern

In this story, we see a simple way to explain why things happen.

Pattern: [Something happened] →\rightarrow [The result]

Examples from the text:

  • Heavy rain →\rightarrow broke roads
  • Landslide →\rightarrow blocked trains
  • Bad drains →\rightarrow water did not go away

💡 Word Swap: 'Bad' vs 'Hard'

Beginners often use "bad" for everything. This text shows us a better way to describe things:

  1. Hard (for weather/effort): It rained very hard.
  2. Bad (for quality): The new road is bad.
  3. Bad (for mood): The weather is still bad.

🛠️ Useful A2 Word-Pairings

Copy these pairs to describe a city or a problem:

  • Closed →\rightarrow Schools / Roads
  • Missing →\rightarrow People
  • Blocked →\rightarrow Trains / Traffic

Vocabulary Learning

damage (n.)
Harm caused to something or someone
Example:The heavy rain caused a lot of damage to the roads.
missing (adj.)
Lost or cannot be found
Example:Three people are missing after the storm.
landslide (n.)
When rocks and earth move quickly down a mountain
Example:A landslide blocked the train tracks.
drains (n.)
Pipes that take waste water away
Example:The water stayed on the street because the drains are bad.
rescue (n./v.)
Saving someone from a dangerous place
Example:Rescue teams are helping the people in the flood.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→