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| donation money or goods given to needy people emergency concerning sudden or unexpected danger epidemic widespread disease estimate approximate calculation of judgement evacuate leave an area fury strength; force inaccurate not completely correct injured hurt in some way isolate cause to be separated from lash hit hard, like a whip meteorologist scientist who studies the weather minimise reduce to the smallest amount possible morgue place where dead bodies are kept overflow (of water) to come over the sides perish to be destroyed, ruined, to die plough to move through with damaging force precaution preventative measure; action taken to |
| abate weaken; subside aftermath period after storm appeal request board up protect a building by putting thin pieces of wood (boards) across the windows and doors casualty dead of injured person collapse cause to fall down comb search very carefully debris damaged remains; broken pieces of things devastation destruction; very severe damage disaster an event which causes great harm, damage, death dispose of |
| predict forecast rescue to assist someone who is in danger rip off forcefully pull off shelter place to stay submerge flood; cover with water; inundate subside weaken; abate; to be reduced in level surge move forward with great force survivor person who continues to live swell expand; increase in volumne toll number of dead or injured torrential extremely heavy uproot knock over the roots;tear up out of ground victim a person who is harmed wake aftermath; period after storm |