Floods Devastate Pakistan Amid Climate Change ChallengesCEFR A1
2 Sept 2025
Adapted from Rezwan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Over 800 people have died in Pakistan floods.
- Many villages have been destroyed.
- Thousands of homes were washed away.
- Roads are damaged and people are displaced.
- Rescue teams are helping victims.
- Heavy rains have made the situation worse.
Difficult words
- flood — A large amount of water that covers land.floods
- destroy — To cause something to end completely.destroyed
- home — A place where people live.homes
- displace — To force someone to leave their home.displaced
- rescue — To save someone from danger.
- victim — A person harmed by an event.victims
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Discussion questions
- How do floods affect communities?
- What can be done to help the victims?
- Why is it important to have rescue teams?
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