Heavy Rain Causes Problems in India

印度豪雨造成嚴重影響


Introduction

Heavy rain in Western India stopped trains in Maharashtra. A landslide in Kerala killed two people.

西印度豪雨導致馬哈拉施特拉邦的列車停駛。喀拉拉邦發生山崩導致兩人死亡。

Main Body

In Maharashtra, it rained very hard. Rocks fell on the train tracks. Many trains stopped or changed their path. Thousands of people waited at stations. Local people gave them food and help.

在馬哈拉施特拉邦,雨勢非常猛烈。岩石掉落在鐵軌上。許多列車停駛或更改路線。數以千計的人在車站等待。當地民眾則提供食物與協助。

In Kerala, a landslide happened at a tunnel project. Two people died and seven people are hurt. Seven people are still missing. The rain was very strong.

在喀拉拉邦,一項隧道工程發生山崩。兩人死亡,七人受傷。另有七人目前仍失蹤。當時的雨勢非常強大。

Government leaders are angry. They say the workers did not move the dirt and rocks. This made the landslide happen. The workers did not follow the safety rules.

政府領導人感到憤怒。他們表示工人未將土石移走,導致山崩發生。工人並未遵守安全規定。

Conclusion

Now, 400 workers are fixing the trains in Maharashtra. Rescue teams are looking for missing people in Kerala.

目前有400名工人正在馬哈拉施特拉邦維修列車。救援隊則在喀拉拉邦搜尋失蹤者。

Vocabulary Learning

⛈️ Action words for 'The Past'

Look at how these words change when something already happened:

  • Stop → Stopped
  • Rain → Rained
  • Wait → Waited

Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the word.


⚠️ 'Did Not' (The Secret)

When we say someone did not do something, the action word goes back to its simple form. It loses the -ed.

  • Did not moved (Wrong)
  • Did not move (Right)
  • Did not follow (Right)

📦 Quick Vocab: People & Places

PlaceWho is there?
StationPeople / Trains
ProjectWorkers
Kerala/MaharashtraGovernment leaders

Vocabulary Learning

landslide (n.)
When a large amount of earth and rocks fall down a mountain
Example:The landslide blocked the road to the village.
path (n.)
A way or route to go from one place to another
Example:The train had to change its path because of the rain.
tunnel (n.)
A long hole made through a hill or under the ground
Example:The car drove through a long tunnel in the mountain.
missing (adj.)
Cannot be found; gone
Example:The police are looking for the missing child.
safety rules (n.)
Instructions to keep people from getting hurt
Example:You must wear a helmet to follow the safety rules.
rescue teams (n.)
Groups of people who save others from danger
Example:Rescue teams helped the people after the flood.
Practice A2 words in a crossword