| abate | weaken; subside |
| aftermath | period after a storm; wake |
| appeal | request |
| board up | protect a building by putting thin pieces of wood (boards) across windows, doors, etc. |
| casualty | dead or 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 or death; catastrophe |
| dispose of | get rid of |
| donation | money or goods given to needy people |
| emergency | concerning sudden or unexpected danger |
| epidemic | widespread disease |
| estimate | approximate calculation of judgment |
| 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 |
| mimimise | reduce to the least possible amount |
| morgue | place where dead bodies are kept |
| overflow | (of water) to go over the sides |
| perish | to die |
| plough | move through with damaging force |
| precaution | preventative measure; action taken to prevent something unpleasant from happening |
| predict | forecast; to say an event will happen in the future |
| 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 rapidly with great force |
| survivor | person who continues to live after being in serious danger |
| swell | expand; increase in volume |
| toll | number (of dead or injured) |
| torrential | extremely heavy |
| uproot | knock over so the roots are torn up out of the ground |
| victim | a person who has been harmed |
| wake | aftermath; period after a storm |
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