Question 1

the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil down the side of a mountain

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landslide

Question 2

a long period without rainfall

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drought

Question 3

a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain

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avalanche

Question 4

a small earthquake that happens after a big one

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aftershock

Question 5

to come out of a container or a place because it is too full

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overflow

Question 6

broken stones and bricks from a building that has been destroyed

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rubble

Question 7

to fall down suddenly

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collapse

Question 8

the side of a river

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bank

Question 9

in the middle of, among

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amid

Question 10

to remove people or things from a place of danger

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evacuate

Question 11

to pour downwards quickly and in large amounts

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sream down

Question 12

to cause sth to start suddenly

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trigger

Question 13

very large gaps between two things

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huge cracks

Question 14

being under a large quantity of water

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flooded

Question 15

(of water) to remove or carry sb/ sth away to another place

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wash away

Question 16

the extent of the  destruction

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scale of the devastation

Question 17

pieces from sth that has been destroyed

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ruins and debris

Question 18

an administrative area

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prefecture

Question 19

to come close to

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approach

Question 20

to strongly advise sb to do sth

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urge

Question 21

floating on water

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afloat

Question 22

(of the sea) to completely cover sth

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engulf

Question 23

to stand close to others because you are cold or frightened

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huddle together

Question 24

to go back

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recede

Question 25

to go somewhere which may be dangerous

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venture

Question 26

a pile

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heap

Question 27

to walk aimlessly

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wander

Question 28

to live in a place

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reside

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