Hurricane Leslie

Reading Journal By Htay Win 6031006240 English Reading and Writing 1This journal is submitted for fulfilling of the requirement of the independentreading works for English Reading and Writing 1 course of Liberal Arts in EnglishProgram, Mae Fah University. First Semester 2018

Leslie: Portugal hit by hurricane force windsBBC NewsHurricane-force winds have struck central and northern Portugal,leaving 300,000 homes without power.The remnants of Hurricane Leslie swept in overnight on Saturday, withwinds gusting up to 176km/h (109mph).Civil defense officials said 27 people suffered minor injuries, withlocalized flooding, hundreds of trees uprooted and a number of flightscancelled.The storm, one of the most powerful to ever hit the country, is nowpassing over northern Spain.• Is climate change making hurricanes worse?The worst-affected areas in Portugal were around the capital, Lisbon,and in the districts of Coimbra and Leiria. Aveiro, Viseu and Porto in thenorth also suffered damage.About 1,000 trees have been uprooted, officials say. The main A1motorway was among the roads temporarily blocked.Some 1,900 incidents were reported to emergency services, althoughcivil defense commander Luis Belo Costa said \"the greatest danger haspassed\".

Hundreds of people remained in an arts center in Figueira da Foz after aconcert because of the high winds.A resident of the town told SIC television: \"I have never seen anythinglike it, the town seemed to be in a state of war, with cars smashed byfallen trees. People were very worried.\"The roof blew off a stadium hosting the European final of the women'sroller hockey competition, halting the event, AFP news agencyreported.It is rare for an Atlantic hurricane to reach the Iberian Peninsula, withonly five such events recorded.Hurricane Leslie had formed on 23 September but was downgraded toa tropical storm before it made landfall. However, it retained gusts ofhurricane strength.The Spanish Meteorological Agency (Amet) said Leslie was movingnorth-east through the peninsula.Gusts of almost 100km/h were recorded near the city of Zamora earlyon Sunday, but winds have now lessened.Amet said that on Sunday morning large areas of Asturias, Castille andLeón and Cantabria would be affected, with north-eastern areas hit inthe afternoon.Four departments in southern France have also been put on alert forstorms and flooding.Tittle: Storm Leslie-Portugal hit by hurricane force windsSource: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45853847

Summary The central and northern of Portugal was hit by hurricane Leslie on13 September 2018. 27 injured people recorded. Many trees uprootedand blocked the A1 motorway which is the main road. Moreover, lots offlight had been cancelled. Southern France had also been shouted outfor storms and flooding. Now the storm is moving to north Spain.New words Definition New words Meaning: The ability to protect against attack or harm, or something used to protect against attack Defense [n] or harm. Remnant [N] Ex: The vaccine strengthens the body’s defenses against infection. Commander [N] Meaning: A small piece or amount of something Meteorological that is left from a larger original piece or amount. [Adj] Peninsula [N] Ex: The remnants of last night's meal. Meaning: An officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officerof a particular rank in many countries' naval forces. Ex: The commander has asked us to send reinforcements. Meaning: Relating to weather conditions. Ex: Accurate meteorological records began 100 years ago. Meaning: A long piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake.

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