Portugal mourns flood victims – answers
true/false
- Search and rescue teams are working 24 hours. T: ’round the clock’
- Everyone is now accounted for. F: there is a fear that some people may have been swept out to sea
- This is Portugal’s worst disaster ever. F: for a decade (10 years)
- Residents have been told to stay at home. F: some went to work today
- There was no time to warn people about the disaster. T the speed …left little chance to escape
- The man interviewed saw people, buses and trees being swept away by the water. F: people, cars and trees
- Only a few people have lost their homes. F: hundreds of people have lost their homes
- Some communities are isolated from the rest of the island. T: some communities are ‘cut off’
- Many areas have no electricity. T: without power
- The Portuguese government has requested emergency funds from the UN. F: from the EU