Jumbled
Files
These
are the jumbled files from your interviews with disaster survivors.
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can print the page, cut it up, and sort the sentences. If you'd rather work on
screen, you can paste the text into a blank document in your word-processing
program.
Her
family lived in a two-story wooden farmhouse with a basement.
Huge
"shock absorbers" were built into the building's foundation.
Last
year she and her family fled when the clouds of ash began to blow out of the
mountain.
Built
of concrete blocks and covered with a sheet metal roof, his house has a
wonderful view of the
She
said, "It was just like The Wizard of Oz. A huge black cloud covered
the sky, and a twister raced across the horizon."
"Summer
is great, but it can be scary too. When the rain keeps coming and coming, we
know we have to watch the wind. Seventy-four is the magic number. If the wind is
going faster than 74 miles [119 kilometers] an hour, we could be in big
trouble."
No
one in the family was hurt when the house was destroyed, because everyone had
sought shelter in the basement.
With
millions of inhabitants, the city is incredibly crowded. His family, like many,
lives in a tall apartment building.
Her
family's home is nestled on a hillside near a large, cone-shaped mountain.
"We
stayed in the cave with all our neighbors," he said. "It was actually
kind of fun, at least for us kids. After about six hours, we heard a radio
announcement saying that it was safe to return home."
The
small backpack contained a flashlight, a bottle of water, a few packages of rice
cakes, and a comic book.
Meteorologists
estimated that the column of air was moving over the plains at about 70 miles
(110 kilometers) an hour.
Government
officials announced over the television and radio that everyone had to evacuate.
He and his family climbed a hill and went into a limestone cave. They carried
jugs of water, cans of food, a battery-operated radio, and other supplies.
They
piled into a truck and drove for miles.
He
was home alone when he felt the floor shake. "I was nervous, but I did just
what my parents had told me do. I got my emergency backpack and stood in my
bedroom doorway."
When
they returned home, everything was covered with fine, gray ash. Cleaning the
house took days. She said, "We got back, and I felt like I was on the moon.
Everything was gray and barren. But at least we weren't hurt."
Their
home was destroyed, and all of the family's belongings were scattered across the
countryside for many miles.
Once
the building stopped shaking, he walked quickly and quietly down the stairs. He
walked to a park away from tall buildings and power lines and waited for his
parents.
The
farmhouse is in the middle of large fields whose rich, dark soil is good for
raising sugarcane.