Vocabulary

• mop up: To clean a liquid from a surface by using a mop or cloth.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• urge: A strong desire for something
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• underway: Happening now
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• mop: Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• cassava: Starchy food plant that is the source of tapioca