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Massive landslide buried parts of Chosica, Peru A massive landslide caused by heavy rains buried parts of Chosica, Peru killing at least 9 people on March 24, 2015. Alfredo Murgueytio, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci), said yesterday six people were missing and 25 were injured in the disaster in Chosica, some 30 km (18.6 miles) east of Lima. “There are likely more dead bodies under the debris,” Murgueytio said. Indeci said the landslide destroyed 65 houses and rendered another 45 unlivable. Landslides and avalanches in Peru have killed 28 people and destroyed 1 245 houses so far this year, mainly in rural towns in the Andes and Amazon. Chosica is located between mountains and next to a river and has been damaged by landslides several times in the past. Massive landslide which hit the town in 1987 killed 64 people. Meteorologists predict heavy coastal rain through the rest of the month. VOCABULARY Landslide huayco Bury enterrar Least menos Miss perder Injure dañar East este Likely probable Debris restos Unlivable inhabitable Hit golpear Through a través Coastal costero 1. According to the reading: what is a landslide? a. It is an accident b. It is an eruption c. It is a natural disaster d. It is an event 2. What caused a landslide? a. Overheat b. Earthquake c. Tsunami d. Heavy rains 3. According to the reading. How many people died in 1987? a. 28 b. 45 c. 64 d. 9 4. In the line 7. What does “rendered” mean? a. Declared b. Removed c. Taken
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Massive landslide buried parts of Chosica, Peru
A massive landslide caused by heavy rains buried parts of Chosica, Peru killing at least 9 people on March 24, 2015.
Alfredo Murgueytio, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci), said yesterday six people were missing and 25 were injured in the disaster in Chosica, some 30 km (18.6 miles) east of Lima.
“There are likely more dead bodies under the debris,” Murgueytio said.
Indeci said the landslide destroyed 65 houses and rendered another 45 unlivable.
Landslides and avalanches in Peru have killed 28 people and destroyed 1 245 houses so far this year, mainly in rural towns in the Andes and Amazon.
Chosica is located between mountains and next to a river and has been damaged by landslides several times in the past. Massive landslide which hit the town in 1987 killed 64 people.
Meteorologists predict heavy coastal rain through the rest of the month.
VOCABULARY
Landslide huayco Bury enterrarLeast menos Miss perderInjure dañar East esteLikely probable Debris restosUnlivable inhabitable Hit golpearThrough a través Coastal costero
1. According to the reading: what is a landslide?a. It is an accidentb. It is an eruptionc. It is a natural disasterd. It is an event
2. What caused a landslide?a. Overheatb. Earthquakec. Tsunamid. Heavy rains
3. According to the reading. How many people died in 1987?a. 28b. 45c. 64d. 9
4. In the line 7. What does “rendered” mean?a. Declaredb. Removedc. Takend. Converted
5. Where is Chosica located?a. Between mountainsb. Next to the riverc. B and C are correctd. None of them
6. ……… presage heavy coastal rainsa. Indecib. Metereologistc. Alfredo Murgeytiod. Rural people
7. How far is Chosica from Lima?a. 18.6b. 30 milesc. 18.6 milesd. 300 meters
