Form 10. Lesson 47. Use Your Skills.

The river overflowed in several places and huge areas of farming land are now several feet under water. Boats are ready to rescue people in nearby villages.

Over 50,000 people in Ethiopia have died of starvation in the past month. Questions are being asked concerning the delay in supplies of rice and grain which were recently sent to them.

Tankers full of water were sent, but it was too late to save many of the animals and crops there. The whole area was like a vast desert.

Suddenly, the ground shook beneath out feet, and the tall building opposite the college began to sway. Windows and doors rattled, and several bookcases in the college library came crashing down.

The winds have already strengthened

considerably, and the sea is now very rough indeed. As a result, ferries across the harbour have stopped sailin,g and all large ships have put out to sea.

Several people were walking along when tons of earth suddenly came crashing down the hillside and blocked the road before them.

It must have been at least twenty feet high as it swept towards the shore. In a few seconds, it destroyed all the houses on its way, drowning everyone inside.

Smoke poured out of the crater, but no one expected an eruption. A week later, however, red hot lava began to flow down the side of the mountain.

It swept onwards, covering everything on its path. The travellers had to get off their camels and lie down until it had eventually passed.

Flames swept through the block of offices, burning everything inside. Two hours later, only an empty shell of the building remained.