Water Everywhere as Rain has been falling for days Im There are flood warnings on the radio and TV The river It is getting higher The ground is very wet It cannot hold more water You join a work crew at the river You help build a sandbag dike The dike works It stops the river from overflowing Your hard work has paid off A row of sandbags helps keep the floodwater away from the
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Fast moving floods can carry heavy cars Floods can cause great damage HT What was the worst flood in
No one wants a flood Floods kill people Floods ruin crops and buildings Most floods are caused by heavy rains or melting snow The water drains into rivers and streams The river rises It overflows Water flows onto farmland or into towns and cities It covers roads It ruins houses schools and stores In August 1931 a flood along China's Yellow River killed 4 million
