Theme Based Unit
Natural
Disasters
Name : ……………………..
Class: ……..
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NEWS REPORT
Friday , 03 December 2010
At least 40 IDF Prison Service officers were killed in the worst bushfire in
Israel's history Thursday after their bus burned down near Haifa,Israel's third
largest city.Several other people were injured. 13,000 people had been forced
to flee their homes in northern Israel.
The blaze, caused by strong winds pushing the flames westwards, had
destroyed hundreds of hectares of land and was still not under control.
Foreign firefighting aircraft began landing at the Ramat Aviv military airport in
northern Israel, with two planes from Greece and Bulgaria already on the
ground.Around 20 more from other countries including Turkey, Cyprus and
Spain were expected to join throughout the day. Additional help was also on
its way from Britain, Russia, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Romania and Jordan, and the
United States was sending a Boeing 747.
Task 1 – Carmel Bushfire
Read the news report about Carmel bushfire then fill in the missing
information.
Number of IDF officers killed…
Number of people forced to leave
their homes…
Number of countries helping Israel
to stop the fire…
Names of countries sending help…
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EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
The death toll from Japan's 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami
has passed 10,000, police say.
More than 17,440 people are listed as missing, and 2,775 as
injured. Hundreds of thousands remain homeless.
Meanwhile, the government says an investigation is under way to
establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit
Fukushima nuclear plant.
At least 18,000 houses were destroyed and 130,000 damaged by
the quake and tsunami, and about 250,000 people are living in
emergency shelters.
The Japanese government has said it will cost as much as 25 trillion
yen ($309bn; £189bn) to rebuild the country after the disaster.
TASK 2- Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Read the text and find out what these numbers stand for.
10,000
17,440
2,775
18,000
130,000
250,000
Hurricane Katrina: Facts and Information
One of the most disastrous hurricanes to hit the U.S. coast in
2005, the hurricane Katrina caused large damage to life and
property.
"We lost everything. Katrina didn't care if you were poor or rich; all
the houses look the same now." (People magazine)
One of the worst storms to ever hit the U.S. Coast, hurricane Katrina ripped
through the Gulf Coast in 2005 bringing with itself not just the strong winds,
but also untold disaster to thousands of people. It was the largest hurricane to
have ever hit United States, leaving behind destruction unlike any other. Major
damage was done to the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
New Orleans in Louisiana was most severely affected. The loss of life totaled
to more than 1800 people and nearly 750 people were missing .
TASK 3- Hurricane Katrina
Fill in the missing information in the chart.
Kind of storm
hurricane
Name of storm
……………………………………..
USA
………………………………….
Name of city
…………………………………..
1800
………………………………….
Number of people missing
…………………………………..
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