Disasters
Earth moves/ trembles
earthquake
Believed likely to have died
Feared dead
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
people who were killed and injured
dead and wounded
a violen wind / storm
hurricane/ tornado
A long period with no rain
Drought
suffer from lack of food
starve
usually caught because of mosquito bites
malaria
a person injured or killed in an accident or disaster
casualty
a violent wind /storm especially in tropical regions
typhoon/ tropical storm
Too much rain; water covers land
flood
move or tremble
shake
diseases causing sickness and diarrhoea, often caused by infected food and water
cholera and typhoid
a person who has escaped from their country because of war or disaster
refugee
a disaster not caused by human beings
natural disaster
Hot liquid rock and gases pour from a mountain
Volcano
start suddenly
break out
a very serious disease caused by the bite of a dog, fox , etc.
rabies
a person who moves from one country to another, often to find work
migrant
war between people of the same country
civil war
Difference between damage and injure
damage; used about things
injure ; used about people
a volcano sends out lava, rock and gas
erupt
a person who lives through a disaster
survivor